First Name MEGHAN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MEGHAN is ranked as the 907th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 42,017.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 13.18 people named MEGHAN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MEGHAN is 92,282.
  • The SSA data also shows that MEGHAN is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names MEGHAN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 42,017 +/-1.7%
  • National Rank 907
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 13.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 92,282
  • National Rank 536
  • Percentile Rank 99.42%
  • Proportion/100k 28.94

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MEGHAN is 83.7% White, 3.3% Hispanic origin, 9.7% Black, 1.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MEGHAN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MEGHAN is included in the following name categories:
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MEGHAN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 83.7% 63.9% 19.8%
Hispanic origin 3.3% 16.3% -13.0%
Black 9.7% 12.3% -2.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.4% 4.9% -3.5%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MEGHAN is New York where 5,082 people have this name.
  • Rhode Island is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MEGHAN, as 90.7 in every 100,000 Rhode Islanders have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • Rhode Island is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New Mexico (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MEGHAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,521 11.81 98.3% Indiana 396 6 95.9% Iowa 371 11.94 96.7% Kansas 218 7.51 92.9% Michigan 1,731 17.46 99.1% Minnesota 1,076 19.72 98.4% Missouri 126 4.22 92.0% Nebraska 112 5.94 89.3% North Dakota 48 6.52 78.1% Ohio 988 8.52 97.7% South Dakota 35 4.15 74.2% Wisconsin 970 16.85 98.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MEGHAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,521 11.81 98.3%
Indiana 396 6 95.9%
Iowa 371 11.94 96.7%
Kansas 218 7.51 92.9%
Michigan 1,731 17.46 99.1%
Minnesota 1,076 19.72 98.4%
Missouri 126 4.22 92.0%
Nebraska 112 5.94 89.3%
North Dakota 48 6.52 78.1%
Ohio 988 8.52 97.7%
South Dakota 35 4.15 74.2%
Wisconsin 970 16.85 98.2%
West State Statistics First-Names MEGHAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 80 10.81 81.3% Arizona 415 6.16 94.9% California 3,790 9.77 99.1% Colorado 608 11.35 96.4% Hawaii 144 10.18 93.6% Idaho 86 5.25 86.8% Montana 94 9.2 85.9% Nevada 211 7.43 93.1% New Mexico 59 2.83 82.2% Oregon 263 6.62 94.0% Utah 232 7.88 92.7% Washington 1,057 14.97 98.4% Wyoming 28 4.79 71.4%

West States
State stats for the first name MEGHAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 80 10.81 81.3%
Arizona 415 6.16 94.9%
California 3,790 9.77 99.1%
Colorado 608 11.35 96.4%
Hawaii 144 10.18 93.6%
Idaho 86 5.25 86.8%
Montana 94 9.2 85.9%
Nevada 211 7.43 93.1%
New Mexico 59 2.83 82.2%
Oregon 263 6.62 94.0%
Utah 232 7.88 92.7%
Washington 1,057 14.97 98.4%
Wyoming 28 4.79 71.4%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MEGHAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 2,288 63.62 98.8% Maine 795 59.73 96.1% Massachusetts 4,354 64.55 99.0% New Hampshire 729 54.93 96.4% New Jersey 3,534 39.54 99.0% New York 5,082 25.74 99.4% Pennsylvania 1,713 13.39 98.4% Rhode Island 957 90.7 97.6% Vermont 161 25.65 93.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MEGHAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 2,288 63.62 98.8%
Maine 795 59.73 96.1%
Massachusetts 4,354 64.55 99.0%
New Hampshire 729 54.93 96.4%
New Jersey 3,534 39.54 99.0%
New York 5,082 25.74 99.4%
Pennsylvania 1,713 13.39 98.4%
Rhode Island 957 90.7 97.6%
Vermont 161 25.65 93.4%
South State Statistics First-Names MEGHAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 155 3.2 93.5% Arkansas 115 3.89 91.2% Delaware 181 19.39 96.2% Dist. of Columbia 138 21 94.7% Florida 2,192 11.02 99.1% Georgia 595 5.9 97.4% Kentucky 207 4.7 93.4% Louisiana 261 5.62 94.6% Maryland 760 12.72 98.1% Mississippi 126 4.22 92.0% North Carolina 1,158 11.64 98.5% Oklahoma 164 4.23 92.3% South Carolina 290 6 95.2% Tennessee 310 4.73 95.9% Texas 2,279 8.45 98.9% Virginia 838 10.06 97.8% West Virginia 91 4.91 85.9%

South States
State stats for the first name MEGHAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 155 3.2 93.5%
Arkansas 115 3.89 91.2%
Delaware 181 19.39 96.2%
Dist. of Columbia 138 21 94.7%
Florida 2,192 11.02 99.1%
Georgia 595 5.9 97.4%
Kentucky 207 4.7 93.4%
Louisiana 261 5.62 94.6%
Maryland 760 12.72 98.1%
Mississippi 126 4.22 92.0%
North Carolina 1,158 11.64 98.5%
Oklahoma 164 4.23 92.3%
South Carolina 290 6 95.2%
Tennessee 310 4.73 95.9%
Texas 2,279 8.45 98.9%
Virginia 838 10.06 97.8%
West Virginia 91 4.91 85.9%
 

Full Names with MEGHAN as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MEGHAN as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MEGHAN.

The most popular full name is MEGHAN Smith. 0.77% of all the people named MEGHAN have this family name.

There are 5393 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MEGHAN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MEGHAN Smith 0.77%
2 MEGHAN Murphy 0.50%
3 MEGHAN Johnson 0.48%
4 MEGHAN Kelly 0.43%
5 MEGHAN Ryan 0.42%
6 MEGHAN Miller 0.40%
7 MEGHAN Sullivan 0.39%
8 MEGHAN Davis 0.32%
9 MEGHAN Jones 0.32%
10 MEGHAN Brown 0.30%
11 MEGHAN Mccarthy 0.29%
12 MEGHAN Anderson 0.28%
13 MEGHAN Walsh 0.28%
14 MEGHAN Obrien 0.25%
15 MEGHAN Williams 0.25%
16 MEGHAN Collins 0.23%
17 MEGHAN Mcdonald 0.23%
18 MEGHAN Lewis 0.22%
19 MEGHAN Riley 0.22%
20 MEGHAN Young 0.22%

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