Pegge
Pegge is a surname, and may refer to:Catherine Pegge, mistress of King Charles II of England and mother of Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth Edward Pegge, Wales international rugby union player Edward Pegge of Beauchief High Sheriff of Derbyshire 1664 Maud Pegge, the British archaeologist Maud Cunnington Peter Pegge-Burnell of Beauchief High Sheriff of Derbyshire 1788 Samuel Pegge,…
Meaning & Origin of Pegge
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pegge is a surname, and may refer to:Catherine Pegge, mistress of King Charles II of England and mother of Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth Edward Pegge, Wales international rugby union player Edward Pegge of Beauchief High Sheriff of Derbyshire 1664 Maud Pegge, the British archaeologist Maud Cunnington Peter Pegge-Burnell of Beauchief High Sheriff of Derbyshire 1788 Samuel Pegge,…
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The Story of Pegge
Pegge first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1919, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1951, when 15 Pegges were born — ranking #2,694 that year. As of 2026, Pegge ranks #6,580 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 246 Pegges have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Pegge
Phonetically similar names — useful when Pegge is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Peg
- Pegg
- Pig
- Pug
- Pigg
- Pyg
- Pagh
- Peck
- Pog
- Pag
- Puig
- Pogue
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Pegge
Pegge is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 246 births in the dataset. Pegge's peak popularity came in 1951 when it ranked #2,694. Use the chart and map above to compare Pegge'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 .
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