Girls name
Megan
Megan is a girls' name given to 438,304 girls in the United States since 1943, peaking in 1990 with 20,259 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among girls names in South Dakota in 1994.
Which states favor Megan
Megan by state
Top states by all-time births named Megan. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 42,128 | #886 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 26,120 | #721 (2025) |
| 3 | Ohio | 25,967 | #1008 (2025) |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 25,260 | #909 (2025) |
| 5 | Illinois | 22,602 | #778 (2025) |
| 6 | New York | 22,197 | #934 (2025) |
| 7 | Michigan | 18,464 | #1173 (2025) |
| 8 | Florida | 16,621 | #413 (2025) |
| 9 | Indiana | 13,112 | #781 (2025) |
| 10 | New Jersey | 12,070 | #649 (2025) |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 11,654 | #809 (2023) |
| 12 | Minnesota | 11,598 | #650 (2023) |
| 13 | Missouri | 11,578 | #784 (2025) |
| 14 | Virginia | 10,769 | #1137 (2025) |
| 15 | North Carolina | 10,715 | #957 (2025) |
| 16 | Washington | 9,854 | #828 (2023) |
| 17 | Georgia | 9,405 | #895 (2025) |
| 18 | Massachusetts | 8,706 | #972 (2022) |
| 19 | Maryland | 8,552 | #846 (2024) |
| 20 | Tennessee | 8,315 | #902 (2024) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).