Is Meagan a boy or girl name?
Meagan is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 0 boys were named Meagan, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 41,619 US babies named Meagan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,321
- Babies named Meagan since 1954
- 41,619
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 2,537 babies
Boys and girls named Meagan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 22 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 208 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,206 | 100% |
| 1980s | 55 | 16,248 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 17 | 17,107 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,836 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 850 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 70 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,321 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,788 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,864 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,878 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,533 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,557 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,772 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,371 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,954 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,543 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,149 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,894 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,740 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,522 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,476 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,299 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 253 | #1,036 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 335 | #849 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 371 | #745 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 420 | #663 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 473 | #596 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 589 | #491 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 638 | #452 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 712 | #408 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 858 | #355 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,050 | #293 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,179 | #263 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,286 | #233 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,503 | #193 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,462 | #203 |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,426 | 1,788 | #169 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,926 | #163 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,347 | 1,958 | #157 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 2,424 | #130 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,767 | 2,531 | #126 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,444 | 2,465 | #120 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,655 | 2,055 | #141 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,889 | 2,003 | #136 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 2,244 | #123 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,726 | 2,204 | #133 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,601 | 1,677 | #165 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 1,190 | #213 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 837 | #292 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 841 | #289 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 732 | #329 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 476 | #434 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 386 | #501 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 380 | #499 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 283 | #581 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 230 | #664 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 164 | #819 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,196 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,428 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,539 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,539 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,658 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,929 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,359 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,813 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,799 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,334 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,691 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,186 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,328 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,661 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,886 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,873 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,562 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,534 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Meagan reached #3,601 in 1984. As a girl name, it reached #120 in 1989. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Meagan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.