Meg

4 countries

5,321

total births, United States

343

total births, France

SCOT

total births, Scotland

total births, Northern Ireland

Total births recorded

5,761

Peak year (United States)

1959

Peak-year count

196

First recorded

1941

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Meg was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

5,321 births recorded 1941–2022 · peaked in 1959 with 196 births

Most common in: New York, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

343 births recorded 1987–2017 · peaked in 2000 with 47 births

Most common in: Nord, Isère, Bouches-du-Rhône, Loire, Var

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

80 births recorded 1994–2014 · peaked in 2002 with 11 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

17 births recorded 1997–2003 · peaked in 2000 with 4 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

Meg’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.