Peggy Girl
How popular is Peggy?
#8,360 girl name in 2025
12 baby girls were named Peggy in the US in 2025, making it the 8360th most popular girl name.
177,299living people named Peggy (est.)
73median age of people named Peggy
293,563babies named Peggy since 1880
1 in 276,279US babies born in 2025
Peggy popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #8,360 for girls (▼ 398 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 12 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-8% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #8,443 in 2015, #5,846 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1958 (10,071 girls) |
| Highest rank | #31 in 1937 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Peggy by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 104 | #466 |
| 1890s | 378 | #405 |
| 1900s | 1,100 | #280 |
| 1910s | 4,323 | #234 |
| 1920s | 21,872 | #70 |
| 1930s | 56,275 | #31 |
| 1940s | 72,122 | #37 |
| 1950s | 84,293 | #40 |
| 1960s | 37,036 | #69 |
| 1970s | 10,516 | #174 |
| 1980s | 3,083 | #440 |
| 1990s | 1,003 | #999 |
| 2000s | 338 | #2,628 |
| 2010s | 220 | #4,071 |
| 2020s | 102 | #5,245 |
Girl names about as popular as Peggy
Questions
- Is Peggy a boy or girl name?
- Peggy is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Peggy were girls.
- How popular is the name Peggy?
- 12 baby girls were named Peggy in the US in 2025, making it the 8360th most popular girl name.
- When was Peggy most popular?
- Peggy peaked in 1958, when 10,071 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #31 in 1937.
- How many people are named Peggy?
- 293,563 babies have been named Peggy in the US since 1880. We estimate about 177,299 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 73.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.