Peggy
A pet form of Margaret by way of Meg, with the rhyming shift medieval nicknames often took.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Peggy appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1927 to 1962. Its biggest year was 1958, when 10,071 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 42 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1937, at No. 31. All told, 293,563 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Peggie (7,355), Peggi (723) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Margaret
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 104 | No. 466 |
| 1890s | 378 | No. 405 |
| 1900s | 1,100 | No. 280 |
| 1910s | 4,323 | No. 234 |
| 1920s | 21,872 | No. 70 |
| 1930s | 56,275 | No. 31 |
| 1940s | 72,122 | No. 37 |
| 1950s | 84,293 | No. 40 |
| 1960s | 37,036 | No. 69 |
| 1970s | 10,516 | No. 174 |
| 1980s | 3,083 | No. 440 |
| 1990s | 1,003 | No. 1001 |
| 2000s | 338 | No. 2632 |
| 2010s | 220 | No. 4072 |
| 2020s | 102 | No. 5248 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.