Meg Name Popularity
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How popular is Meg?
In 2018 the rare name Meg, ranked the 6,649th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.This once, top 1000 name, Meg is currently less popular.
Its highest popularity ranking of #716 was reached in 1959 with 196 occurrences.
In any year, the least number of babies named Meg was less than 5, most recently in 1943.
Meg, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1946-1959, 1986-1990, 1991-1995, and 1997-2000, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1964-1967, 1970-1973, 1979-1982, 1983-1986, and 2003-2014.
For a number of years, the name Meg has been spiralling downward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Meg for their newborn has dropped.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Meg?
Meg's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.
The name Meg is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Meg has fallen out of favor as a given name.
for Percentages.| Meg (Girl) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 18 | 6,649 |
| 2017 | | 7 | 13,574 |
| 2016 | | 19 | 6,579 |
| 2015 | | 20 | 6,371 |
| 2014 | | 14 | 8,340 |
| 2013 | | 24 | 5,592 |
| 2012 | | 27 | 5,191 |
| 2011 | | 30 | 4,768 |
| 2010 | | 52 | 3,186 |
| 2009 | | 50 | 3,332 |
| 2008 | | 53 | 3,194 |
| 2007 | | 64 | 2,844 |
| 2006 | | 65 | 2,748 |
| 2005 | | 100 | 1,930 |
| 2004 | | 88 | 2,081 |
| 2003 | | 129 | 1,516 |
| 2002 | | 109 | 1,690 |
| 2001 | | 111 | 1,644 |
| 2000 | | 109 | 1,626 |
| 1999 | | 99 | 1,674 |
| 1998 | | 92 | 1,728 |
| 1997 | | 90 | 1,727 |
| 1996 | | 102 | 1,559 |
| 1995 | | 107 | 1,488 |
| 1994 | | 82 | 1,779 |
| 1993 | | 61 | 2,188 |
| 1992 | | 79 | 1,823 |
| 1991 | | 55 | 2,339 |
| 1990 | | 79 | 1,821 |
| 1989 | | 51 | 2,324 |
| 1988 | | 52 | 2,204 |
| 1987 | | 32 | 3,007 |
| 1986 | | 16 | 4,884 |
| 1985 | | 37 | 2,631 |
| 1984 | | 33 | 2,765 |
| 1983 | | 33 | 2,706 |
| 1982 | | 34 | 2,741 |
| 1981 | | 48 | 2,144 |
| 1980 | | 52 | 2,033 |
| 1979 | | 69 | 1,637 |
| 1978 | | 36 | 2,455 |
| 1977 | | 41 | 2,240 |
| 1976 | | 44 | 2,019 |
| 1975 | | 63 | 1,580 |
| 1974 | | 85 | 1,275 |
| 1973 | | 61 | 1,535 |
| 1972 | | 92 | 1,177 |
| 1971 | | 80 | 1,343 |
| 1970 | | 87 | 1,269 |
| 1969 | | 96 | 1,137 |
| 1968 | | 83 | 1,192 |
| 1967 | | 81 | 1,186 |
| 1966 | | 106 | 995 |
| 1965 | | 120 | 930 |
| 1964 | | 161 | 827 |
| 1963 | | 179 | 774 |
| 1962 | | 184 | 767 |
| 1961 | | 154 | 860 |
| 1960 | | 179 | 763 |
| 1959 | | 196 | 716 |
| 1958 | | 125 | 922 |
| 1957 | | 129 | 900 |
| 1956 | | 110 | 963 |
| 1955 | | 75 | 1,154 |
| 1954 | | 57 | 1,326 |
| 1953 | | 53 | 1,341 |
| 1952 | | 47 | 1,426 |
| 1951 | | 40 | 1,497 |
| 1950 | | 26 | 1,894 |
| 1949 | | 21 | 2,191 |
| 1948 | | 16 | 2,569 |
| 1947 | | 15 | 2,728 |
| 1946 | | 8 | 3,877 |
| 1945 | | 12 | 2,695 |
| 1944 | | 11 | 2,891 |
| 1943 | | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 9 | 3,351 |
| 1941 | | 5 | 4,845 |
| 1940 | | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- |
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| 1883 | | < 5 | -- |
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| 1881 | | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- |