Is Meghan a boy or girl name?
Meghan is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 152 girls and 0 boys were named Meghan, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 96,625 US babies named Meghan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,446
- Babies named Meghan since 1952
- 96,625
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 4,683 babies
Boys and girls named Meghan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 102 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 958 | 100% |
| 1970s | 38 | 9,359 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 147 | 36,208 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 28 | 31,500 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 14 | 14,085 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,043 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,143 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,446 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,170 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,124 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 262 | #989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 304 | #880 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 385 | #735 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 412 | #708 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,396 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,221 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 242 | #1,083 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,159 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 230 | #1,077 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 301 | #883 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 376 | #736 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 516 | #567 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 621 | #494 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 694 | #455 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 878 | #373 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,021 | #322 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,219 | #271 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,653 | 1,557 | #217 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,695 | #194 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,862 | #174 |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,103 | 2,024 | #159 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 2,514 | #134 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 2,578 | #127 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 2,697 | #121 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 2,868 | #113 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 2,773 | #113 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,778 | 2,963 | #112 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,488 | 3,227 | #100 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 3,401 | #93 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 3,595 | #91 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 3,703 | #94 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,327 | 3,695 | #91 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,286 | 3,856 | #80 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,656 | 3,609 | #81 |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,615 | 3,771 | #78 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,079 | 3,869 | #71 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,534 | 4,670 | #63 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,341 | 4,505 | #65 |
| 1983 | 15 | #3,022 | 3,888 | #75 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,464 | 2,733 | #110 |
| 1981 | 10 | #4,042 | 2,615 | #116 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,368 | 2,692 | #114 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,279 | 2,571 | #121 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,538 | 1,680 | #164 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,595 | 1,142 | #216 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 865 | #270 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,224 | 821 | #292 |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,028 | 609 | #355 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 503 | #399 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 441 | #436 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 346 | #530 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 381 | #516 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 233 | #656 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 143 | #856 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 119 | #939 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 106 | #996 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,163 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,243 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,286 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,664 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,857 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,000 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,530 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,332 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,785 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,154 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,272 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,996 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,333 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Meghan reached #2,341 in 1984. As a girl name, it reached #63 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Meghan
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.