How popular is the name Megan?

Megan ranks 89th among girls' names in US records, with 448,053 births since 1922. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,476.

Is Megan a unisex name?

No. Megan is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1990, when 20,623 children were given the name. It has been in use for 103 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#89 of girl names

Pronounced M EY1 G AH0 N (ARPABET)

Megan is a girls' name, and first appears in 1922. It has been given to 448,053 children — the 89th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 82% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1990, when 20,623 children were given it.

1990Girls: 20,623Boys: 44

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Megan?: Megan ranks 89th among girls' names in US records, with 448,053 births since 1922. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,476.
Is Megan a unisex name?: No. Megan is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Megan most popular?: 1990, when 20,623 children were given the name. It has been in use for 103 years and is still recorded as of 2024.