Is Megan a boy or girl name?
Megan is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 369 girls and 0 boys were named Megan, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 440,869 US babies named Megan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #761
- Babies named Megan since 1922
- 440,869
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 20,303 babies
Boys and girls named Megan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 39 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 47 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 191 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,887 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 5,917 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 136 | 37,360 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 570 | 153,502 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 267 | 160,373 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 120 | 66,832 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 6 | 11,490 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,127 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 369 | #761 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 416 | #694 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 399 | #731 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 490 | #609 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 453 | #640 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 499 | #609 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 565 | #549 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 631 | #496 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 750 | #432 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 853 | #385 |
| 2014 | 6 | #11,656 | 1,064 | #306 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,246 | #255 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,561 | #199 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,915 | #164 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 2,406 | #131 |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,800 | 3,058 | #105 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 3,416 | #100 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,674 | 4,124 | #78 |
| 2006 | 8 | #9,281 | 4,945 | #60 |
| 2005 | 6 | #11,014 | 5,856 | #41 |
| 2004 | 35 | #2,936 | 6,687 | #36 |
| 2003 | 10 | #7,066 | 7,800 | #30 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,839 | 9,210 | #22 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,618 | 10,300 | #20 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,225 | 11,436 | #18 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,915 | 12,229 | #15 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,566 | 13,256 | #13 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,832 | 14,244 | #11 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,500 | 14,770 | #12 |
| 1995 | 28 | #2,661 | 15,530 | #13 |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,478 | 16,580 | #10 |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,491 | 16,385 | #11 |
| 1992 | 33 | #2,283 | 17,842 | #10 |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,330 | 19,278 | #11 |
| 1990 | 44 | #1,799 | 20,259 | #11 |
| 1989 | 82 | #1,179 | 19,780 | #11 |
| 1988 | 61 | #1,326 | 18,570 | #12 |
| 1987 | 61 | #1,256 | 17,823 | #12 |
| 1986 | 61 | #1,237 | 18,591 | #11 |
| 1985 | 80 | #1,030 | 20,012 | #10 |
| 1984 | 50 | #1,341 | 16,984 | #11 |
| 1983 | 50 | #1,322 | 14,124 | #21 |
| 1982 | 50 | #1,334 | 9,518 | #34 |
| 1981 | 40 | #1,536 | 8,966 | #33 |
| 1980 | 35 | #1,684 | 9,134 | #30 |
| 1979 | 27 | #1,980 | 8,293 | #31 |
| 1978 | 24 | #2,050 | 5,897 | #41 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,327 | 5,320 | #54 |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,304 | 4,464 | #62 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,367 | 4,192 | #69 |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,072 | 2,818 | #105 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,609 | 2,021 | #141 |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,282 | 1,587 | #180 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,736 | 1,500 | #199 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,268 | #246 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,031 | #276 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,530 | 813 | #309 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 709 | #328 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 655 | #354 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 608 | #370 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 512 | #433 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 432 | #469 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 391 | #491 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 402 | #484 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 364 | #506 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 358 | #515 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 301 | #565 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 258 | #609 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 197 | #684 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 198 | #665 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 153 | #752 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 156 | #729 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 119 | #844 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,007 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,190 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,759 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,806 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,810 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,006 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,729 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,259 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,930 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,760 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,128 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,106 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,607 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,643 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,366 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,648 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,736 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,021 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,139 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,369 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,305 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,682 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,304 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Megan reached #1,030 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #10 in 1985. 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 Megan
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.