Megan Name Popularity
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How popular is Megan?
In 2018 the less frequently given name Megan, ranked the 545th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Megan has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.
Its highest popularity ranking of #10 was reached for the first time in 1985 and as recently as 1994.
The greatest number of babies were given the name in 1990 with 20,256 occurrences.
The least number of children given the name Megan was less than 5, most recently in 1941.
Megan, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1946-1959, and 1960-1985, whereas 1991-2017 were years of successive downward movement.
Sometimes the name Megan has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
For a number of years, the name Megan has been spiralling downward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Megan lately has dropped significantly.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Megan?
Megan's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.
The name Megan still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Megan is very rarely used as a given name.
for Percentages.| Megan (Girl) | Megan (Boy) | ||||
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| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 564 | 545 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 626 | 499 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 747 | 432 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 852 | 385 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 1,061 | 307 | 6 | 11,636 |
| 2013 | | 1,245 | 255 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 1,559 | 199 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 1,912 | 164 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 2,403 | 131 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 3,055 | 105 | 5 | 13,793 |
| 2008 | | 3,412 | 100 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 4,121 | 78 | 9 | 8,669 |
| 2006 | | 4,943 | 60 | 7 | 10,273 |
| 2005 | | 5,856 | 41 | 6 | 11,011 |
| 2004 | | 6,687 | 36 | 35 | 2,935 |
| 2003 | | 7,799 | 30 | 10 | 7,062 |
| 2002 | | 9,210 | 22 | 16 | 4,835 |
| 2001 | | 10,299 | 20 | 17 | 4,614 |
| 2000 | | 11,434 | 18 | 14 | 5,222 |
| 1999 | | 12,225 | 15 | 11 | 5,916 |
| 1998 | | 13,253 | 13 | 21 | 3,566 |
| 1997 | | 14,242 | 11 | 18 | 3,833 |
| 1996 | | 14,769 | 12 | 20 | 3,500 |
| 1995 | | 15,528 | 13 | 28 | 2,660 |
| 1994 | | 16,580 | 10 | 31 | 2,478 |
| 1993 | | 16,384 | 11 | 30 | 2,490 |
| 1992 | | 17,842 | 10 | 33 | 2,283 |
| 1991 | | 19,277 | 11 | 31 | 2,328 |
| 1990 | | 20,256 | 11 | 44 | 1,798 |
| 1989 | | 19,781 | 11 | 82 | 1,178 |
| 1988 | | 18,569 | 12 | 61 | 1,325 |
| 1987 | | 17,823 | 12 | 61 | 1,255 |
| 1986 | | 18,593 | 11 | 61 | 1,236 |
| 1985 | | 20,013 | 10 | 80 | 1,030 |
| 1984 | | 16,979 | 11 | 50 | 1,339 |
| 1983 | | 14,125 | 21 | 50 | 1,322 |
| 1982 | | 9,519 | 34 | 50 | 1,334 |
| 1981 | | 8,967 | 33 | 40 | 1,536 |
| 1980 | | 9,138 | 30 | 35 | 1,684 |
| 1979 | | 8,293 | 31 | 27 | 1,979 |
| 1978 | | 5,897 | 41 | 24 | 2,049 |
| 1977 | | 5,322 | 54 | 20 | 2,329 |
| 1976 | | 4,464 | 62 | 20 | 2,302 |
| 1975 | | 4,195 | 69 | 11 | 3,366 |
| 1974 | | 2,817 | 105 | 12 | 3,072 |
| 1973 | | 2,023 | 141 | 9 | 3,608 |
| 1972 | | 1,588 | 180 | 7 | 4,280 |
| 1971 | | 1,500 | 199 | 6 | 4,734 |
| 1970 | | 1,270 | 246 | < 5 | -- |
| 1969 | | 1,033 | 276 | < 5 | -- |
| 1968 | | 812 | 309 | 5 | 4,526 |
| 1967 | | 707 | 328 | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | 656 | 352 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 608 | 370 | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | 514 | 433 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 432 | 469 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 391 | 491 | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | 402 | 485 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 364 | 506 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 358 | 515 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 301 | 564 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 259 | 608 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 197 | 684 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 198 | 664 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 153 | 753 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 156 | 730 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 118 | 847 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 86 | 1,007 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 61 | 1,190 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 30 | 1,759 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 28 | 1,806 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 29 | 1,809 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 22 | 2,007 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 24 | 1,730 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 16 | 2,257 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 21 | 1,930 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 12 | 2,760 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 9 | 3,126 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 6 | 4,103 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 7 | 3,607 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 7 | 3,641 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 8 | 3,365 | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 7 | 3,644 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 7 | 3,737 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 5 | 5,023 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | 7 | 4,139 | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | 5 | 5,368 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | 7 | 4,305 | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | 13 | 2,683 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 7 | 4,304 | < 5 | -- |
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