My husband’s #1 choice for our daughter is [name_f]Megan[/name_f]. I don’t hate that name by any means, but I’m concerned about the fact that it was so popular in the 1990s. I don’t want to do to my daughter what my parents did to me: give her a name that was popular 20 years before she was born. I was born in the '70s and am a [name_f]Deborah[/name_f], and I hated it growing up and felt like it was such a fuddy-duddy name. But maybe [name_f]Megan[/name_f] is more timeless than [name_f]Deborah[/name_f]?
I like [name_f]Megan[/name_f]. I think it is pretty timeless. [name_f]Meg[/name_f] is a cute nn. I think you can’t go wrong with [name_f]Megan[/name_f].
[name_f]Megan[/name_f] is by no means a bad name, it’s cute. But if I’m being honest I do feel it’s a little dated. I would expect [name_f]Megan[/name_f] to be a young mom, not a new baby.
As much as I absolutely love [name_f]Megan[/name_f], I must agree it is a dated name.
I really like [name_f]Megan[/name_f] but it’s not especially of-the-moment.
[name_f]Every[/name_f] decade has at least a couple names I like. Along with likable (to me) [name_f]Amy[/name_f] and [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f], it’s still usable, but I don’t think of it as “now.” I prefer it to some “now” names if that’s any comfort. I’d take [name_f]Megan[/name_f] over [name_f]Mia[/name_f], [name_u]Madison[/name_u], or [name_f]McKayla[/name_f] anytime. [name_m]Just[/name_m] like I prefer [name_f]Amy[/name_f] to [name_f]Ava[/name_f]. But [name_f]Ava[/name_f] and [name_u]Madison[/name_u] do sound a generation younger than [name_f]Megan[/name_f] and [name_f]Amy[/name_f].
It’s a perfectly nice name, but I do think it’s also very 90’s. I’m 15 and couldn’t count the amount of Megans I know on both hands, and they’re all around my age group.
Like I said though, it’s perfectly fine as a name, nothing wrong with it. It’s recognisable, easy, and [name_f]Meg[/name_f] is cute as a short form. I doubt it would be an issue.
I agree with the poster above. I was born in the 90’s and I know so many, so I consider it a bit dated. I know where you’re coming from. [name_m]Jason[/name_m] is one of my favorites, and people consider it very 80’s. If you truly love a name, use it anyway.
Your daughter might not feel the same way as you about having a name that hit its peak twenty years before her birth; she might enjoy the fact that people are familiar with it yet it’s still relatively unusual within her age group. My own name was dated when my parents chose it, but I now quite like its mid-century feel 
I think [name_f]Megan[/name_f] is too dated.
I have always found [name_f]Megan[/name_f] very boring and very dated, if I’m to be honest. Sorry.
I’ve always liked [name_f]Megan[/name_f], especially the nickname [name_f]Meg[/name_f]. I suppose it is a bit dated, but it just seems so sweet. I wouldn’t hesitate to use it if I didn’t already have a family member with that name.
Maybe just [name_f]Meg[/name_f]? Doesn’t ooze nineties, can be a short form of [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], which is more classic…
I love [name_f]Megan[/name_f], personally i wouldn’t care. [name_m]How[/name_m] long do we have to wait before nameberry decides that it’s vintage rather than dated? I much prefer it to the old lady names that most people here seem to like. I’d choose [name_f]Megan[/name_f] over [name_f]Agatha[/name_f] or [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] any day.
I’m a [name_f]Megan[/name_f] born in 1986 and I think the name feels like it belongs in my generation. I surprised when I meet a [name_f]Megan[/name_f] who is 10 years older and even think i feels weird on girls 10 years younger. I never really liked my name or the nickname [name_f]Meg[/name_f]. I always wished I was named [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] so I could have had other nickname option. I really don’t see it as a classic name more trendy back in the late 80s/early 90s. But maybe if there are some cute lite baby Megans running around I would feel differently.
I do find [name_f]Megan[/name_f] a bit dated and overused since I’ve met so many, and I don’t personally like the name. (Not that it matters what I think if you really love it) Would you and your husband go for [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] or [name_f]Margot[/name_f] nn [name_f]Meg[/name_f]? You could also use [name_f]Megan[/name_f] in the middle.
I really don’t care for the term “dated” when used to describe a name. I understand why people use it, but I usually disagree when a name is considered dated. [name_f]Megan[/name_f] is beautiful. If everyone waits for the “100 year rule” to use [name_f]Megan[/name_f] again, then once again there will be many little Megans running around come 2085. As someone mentioned already, I’d be much happier to meet a little [name_f]Megan[/name_f] tomorrow as opposed to another [name_f]Ava[/name_f] or [name_f]Maddie[/name_f] or another more “now” name. [name_f]Megan[/name_f] is not only pretty and familiar, but also so rarely used anymore she likely wouldn’t run into many others. Perfect for fitting in while standing out if you ask me. And that’s what most of us on this site are looking for Good luck!
I have to completely agree with spring13. [name_f]Megan[/name_f] is a very pretty name and to call it dated is just being ignorant. Of course the interpretation of any name is left up to each individual, but there is certainly nothing wrong with the name [name_f]Megan[/name_f], and I would definitely classify it as more of a classic. You probably already know that [name_f]Megan[/name_f] is a pet form or diminutive of [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], which in Welsh means “little pearl.” [name_m]How[/name_m] cute is that! If you do some research you’ll find that the name wasn’t just used in the 1980’s & 90’s. Sure it had a rise in popularity, over those years, but it’s actually been in the Top 1,000 most popular girls’ names for six decades since the 1880’s. In the 21st century, the name has ranked in the top most popular girls’ names every year from 2000 (18th) through 2006 (60th). in 2012, it was ranked within the top 200’s. I certainly wouldn’t call a name ranking in the top 100-200 list dated! It’s obvious there are still many, many parents out there that love this name enough to bestow it upon their own baby girls! The great thing about it now, is that it is no longer so mega popular as it was 20-30 years ago… meaning that although [name_f]Megan[/name_f] is a very well recognized and excepted name, your daughter nowadays probably won’t have to worry about having 2 & 3 other little Megans in her class. Bottom line, if you truly love this name, use it! I don’t think you could go wrong and don’t let others persuade you otherwise.
I like [name_f]Megan[/name_f] too. I have known Megans ( in all the variant spellings) born in the 70’s and 80’s but not so many that I am tired of the name or think of it as dated. I think it’s pretty, sweet and familiar.
I think [name_f]Megan[/name_f] is prettier than [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], honestly. [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] is undeniably classic but I prefer a number of it’s variations - particularly [name_f]Megan[/name_f], [name_f]Margaux[/name_f], & [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] - to [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] itself.
I would try to sell him on [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], nicknamed [name_f]Meg[/name_f]. [name_f]Megan[/name_f], being a variation of the classic [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], is unlikely to ever fall far (it would be hard to imagine it dropping outside the Top 1K), but it is time-stamped by the fact that so many Megans were born from 1985-2000 or so.
If I were in your situation, the main issue for me (being born in 1987) is that I know so many Megans already. It’s rife with associations with late-twenties Megans, and it will be for many of the adults who meet your little daughter. I’d also just feel uncomfortable introducing my child with a name that feels a little stale now, but neither of these things may be issues for you.
I have a sister-in-law who takes the strategy (mentioned above) of using names that are about a generation behind because they’re familiar but uncommon among her toddler daughters’ age group. It’s perfectly legitimate if avoiding popular names is your goal, but it can be a tad confusing in conversation that my niece shares the name of my coworker, my best friend’s sister, and one of my interns.
However, I have to say that I prefer [name_f]Megan[/name_f] to my niece’s name and to many other names of my generation, including my own. A large part of that is the nickname [name_f]Meg[/name_f], which I love–sensible, sweet, and forever timeless.