Peggy
Peggy is a female first name derived from Meggy, a diminutive version of the name Margaret.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Peggy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Peggy is a female first name derived from Meggy, a diminutive version of the name Margaret.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Peggy
The earliest SSA record of Peggy as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 13 babies received it. 1958 was its biggest year on record, with 10,070 newborns named Peggy — #42 in the national rankings. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Peggys. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,233 among baby girl names with 15 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 293K Peggys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Peggy
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About the name Peggy
Peggy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 293K births in the dataset. Peggy's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #31. Use the chart and map above to compare Peggy'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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