Names / Girl names
Megan
Current rank
#889
and easing
All-time peak
#10
in 1985
First recorded
1922
in U.S. data
Children named
441,100
since 1922
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #10 in 1985 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Megan is a girls' name that first appears in 1922. Its strongest year was 1985, at #10 nationally. As of the latest data it stands at #889, slowly cooling. Across all years, more than 441,100 children have been named this.