Peg
Peg is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Peg
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Peg is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Peg
American parents first put Peg on the record books as a baby girl name in 1913, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 43 Pegs were born — ranking #1,641 that year. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Pegs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1968 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 841 Pegs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Peg
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Peg. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Peg
Phonetically similar names — useful when Peg is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Pegg
- Pig
- Pug
- Pigg
- Pyg
- Pagh
- Peck
- Pog
- Pag
- Puig
- Pogue
- Pech
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Peg
Peg is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 841 births in the dataset. Peg's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #1,641. Use the chart and map above to compare Peg's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.