Meg
Girl name · Celtic Gaelic · English · Greek · Irish · Welsh
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 1
- Peak
- #714 in 1959
0 babies were named Meg in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1941–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryMeg first shows up in US birth records in 1941, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 84 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1959, when it reached #714.
About the name Meg
Meg is a girl name of Celtic Gaelic, English and Greek origin. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with M and ending in “-meg”. US birth records list Meg for girls from 1941 to 2022, in 81 of those 82 years. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked #714 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2022, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Celtic Gaelic namesEnglish namesGreek namesIrish namesWelsh names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7.1 | 141,509 girls |
| 1950s | 44 | 22,989 girls |
| 1960s | 72 | 13,822 girls |
| 1970s | 42 | 23,557 girls |
| 1980s | 23 | 44,189 girls |
| 1990s | 47 | 21,191 girls |
| 2000s | 48 | 20,938 girls |
| 2010s | 13 | 79,491 girls |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 153,061 girls |
More Celtic Gaelic girl names
- Girl name: Hazel · hazel tree
- Girl name: Genevieve · possibly woman of the people
- Girl name: Brianna · possibly noble, strong
- Girl name: Maisie · pearl
- Girl name: Bonnie · pretty
- Girl name: Cecelia · blind
- Girl name: Makenna · son of Kenneth
- Girl name: Katie · pure
Questions about the name Meg
What is the origin of the name Meg?
Meg has Celtic Gaelic, English, Greek, Irish, Welsh roots in our records. Other Celtic Gaelic names include Hazel, Genevieve, Brianna.
Is Meg a boy or girl name?
Meg is a girl name.
How popular is the name Meg?
Meg is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2022. It peaked at #714 in 1959.