NameTides

Megan

Megan was the #887 girls' name in the US in 2025 (301 babies), and #816 in England & Wales and #1,177 in Canada.

Megan as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Megan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandUSEngland & WalesCanada
Megan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#887 (301)#816 (44)—#397 (3)#352 (11)#1,177 (22)—
2024#762 (369)#503 (78)#384 (8)—#372 (10)#753 (39)—
2023#694 (417)#516 (76)#365 (9)—#212 (20)#639 (45)—
2022#730 (399)#342 (126)#358 (9)#266 (6)#266 (16)#462 (64)—
2021#609 (490)#330 (144)#274 (14)#237 (7)#133 (39)#380 (84)—
2020#640 (453)#232 (201)#162 (25)#149 (13)#130 (39)#322 (97)—
2019#608 (499)#184 (269)#175 (25)#144 (14)#99 (57)#303 (104)—
2018#547 (565)#126 (410)#124 (38)#130 (18)#88 (69)#249 (127)—
2017#496 (631)#100 (543)#75 (60)#91 (24)#86 (67)#169 (173)—
2016#432 (751)#83 (658)#76 (66)#100 (25)#73 (89)#146 (202)—
2015#385 (855)#76 (739)#66 (77)#59 (40)#65 (102)#129 (239)—
2014#305 (1,064)#65 (879)#68 (77)#54 (42)#70 (99)#104 (272)—
2013#255 (1,246)#49 (1,154)#53 (103)#45 (50)#63 (113)#102 (290)—
2012#199 (1,561)#41 (1,388)#51 (112)#38 (64)#53 (135)#68 (375)—
2011#164 (1,915)#29 (1,799)#34 (168)#32 (83)#38 (203)#58 (429)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1985 at #10.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1922.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,300 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,700uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,900uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Megan is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,600 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 4,800 to 1 in 6,600.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Megan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #748ILMichigan: #1,061MINew York: #902NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #721INOhio: #959OHPennsylvania: #871PANew Jersey: #618NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #878CAUtah: #490UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #728MOKentucky: #744KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,037VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #905NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #854GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #713TXFlorida: #404FL
Megan (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#93212

Megan (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MeganCanadaGirls#1,17722
MeganCanadaBoys—too few
MeganEngland & WalesGirls#81644
MeganIrelandGirls#35211
MeganNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
MeganNSWGirls—too few
MeganScotlandGirls—too few
MeganUSGirls#887301
MeganUSBoys—too few