girls:
108 births since 1974
#5608 (2nd percentile)
boys:
134 births since 2015
#4452 (3rd percentile)
overall:
242 births since 1974
#7497 (3rd percentile)
The name Mega is the #7,497 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 242 recorded births since 1974. This represents the 3.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 3.1% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,452 (2.9% percentile) for all time with 134 births since 2015. For girls, it ranks #5,608 (1.9% percentile) for all time with 108 births since 1974.
Mega first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1974 (1974 for girls and 2015 for boys). Birth data for Mega is available in 22 out of the 50 years between 1974 and 2023 (13 years for girls and 9 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Mega has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (55.4% of all recorded births). In 2023, 100.0% of babies named Mega were boys. Interestingly, until around 2015, the name was more popular for girls (100.0% girls from 1974 to 2014), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (100.0% boys from 2015 to 2023).
For boys, Mega reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 1.5% percentile (ranked #897) with 10 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 10 births per million (ranked 1.5% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for boys has remained relatively stable. Currently, Mega is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #897 (1.5% percentile) with 10 births per million.
For girls, Mega reached its peak popularity in 1986, achieving the 1.4% percentile (ranked #803) with 9 births per million. The name was most common in 1986, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.4% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 1990.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Mega".
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Our model found one way to pronounce the name Mega. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 100.0% confident that Mega is pronounced as MEH-guh, which has 2 syllables.
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