How Many People Are Named Peggy?
people named Peggy are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,985 people in the US has this name
Based on 293,563 babies named Peggy in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
10,085 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Medieval variant of Meggy, a diminutive of MARGARET. The reason for the change in the initial consonant is unknown.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Peggy in English. Counting Peggy and these spellings together, about 175,911 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Peggy (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Peggy alive today is about 71 years old, and 87% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 65 and 78 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Peggy first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1958, to 10,085 babies. In 2025, 12 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Peggy never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #31, in 1937, and it was in the top 100 for 36 years, 1927 to 1962. In 2025 it ranked #8,738.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,738 |
| Best rank | #31 (1937) |
| Years in the top 100 | 36 (1927 to 1962) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #47 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Peggy alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Peggy were born in Texas than in any other state: about 10,966 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Peggy was given 2 times as often in Tennessee, 1.9 times in North Carolina and 1.6 times in Arkansas.
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