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Worldwide Name Statistics

Peggy

Ranked #390 - 1 in 60,671 people
US

Most common in

United States

132k bearers

World total

131,859

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#390

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States132k
Worldwide
~132k
rank #390
Rarity
1 in 60,671
of people globally
Gender split
0/100
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~132k in US

About the name Peggy

There are an estimated 131,859 people named Peggy alive worldwide today. That ranks Peggy at #390 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Peggy is held by approximately 131,859 people, ranking #390 among first names. That works out to roughly 40 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 2,517 U.S. residents).

Historically Peggy is used overwhelmingly as a female name (99.7% female).

Peggy appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.3%Female 99.7%

Peggy popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Peggy, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 13
  2. 1882: 6
  3. 1883: 6
  4. 1884: 9
  5. 1885: 11
  6. 1886: 15
  7. 1887: 17
  8. 1888: 14
  9. 1889: 13
  10. 1890: 23
  11. 1891: 16
  12. 1892: 25
  13. 1893: 34
  14. 1894: 33
  15. 1895: 46
  16. 1896: 45
  17. 1897: 47
  18. 1898: 58
  19. 1899: 51
  20. 1900: 77
  21. 1901: 64
  22. 1902: 82
  23. 1903: 93
  24. 1904: 111
  25. 1905: 106
  26. 1906: 140
  27. 1907: 115
  28. 1908: 150
  29. 1909: 162
  30. 1910: 204
  31. 1911: 192
  32. 1912: 251
  33. 1913: 276
  34. 1914: 373
  35. 1915: 423
  36. 1916: 554
  37. 1917: 580
  38. 1918: 735
  39. 1919: 735
  40. 1920: 875
  41. 1921: 1,066
  42. 1922: 1,304
  43. 1923: 1,592
  44. 1924: 2,081
  45. 1925: 2,327
  46. 1926: 2,629
  47. 1927: 2,867
  48. 1928: 3,391
  49. 1929: 3,796
  50. 1930: 4,098
  51. 1931: 5,097
  52. 1932: 5,461
  53. 1933: 5,562
  54. 1934: 6,043
  55. 1935: 5,298
  56. 1936: 6,102
  57. 1937: 6,406
  58. 1938: 6,376
  59. 1939: 6,078
  60. 1940: 6,142
  61. 1941: 6,590
  62. 1942: 6,602
  63. 1943: 6,535
  64. 1944: 6,031
  65. 1945: 5,849
  66. 1946: 7,418
  67. 1947: 8,900
  68. 1948: 9,107
  69. 1949: 9,133
  70. 1950: 8,546
  71. 1951: 9,223
  72. 1952: 9,012
  73. 1953: 8,779
  74. 1954: 8,467
  75. 1955: 7,997
  76. 1956: 7,514
  77. 1957: 7,406
  78. 1958: 10k
  79. 1959: 7,433
  80. 1960: 6,441
  81. 1961: 5,582
  82. 1962: 4,917
  83. 1963: 4,116
  84. 1964: 3,856
  85. 1965: 3,113
  86. 1966: 2,655
  87. 1967: 2,280
  88. 1968: 2,119
  89. 1969: 2,068
  90. 1970: 1,912
  91. 1971: 1,699
  92. 1972: 1,344
  93. 1973: 1,139
  94. 1974: 942
  95. 1975: 895
  96. 1976: 764
  97. 1977: 720
  98. 1978: 613
  99. 1979: 519
  100. 1980: 487
  101. 1981: 437
  102. 1982: 367
  103. 1983: 285
  104. 1984: 328
  105. 1985: 250
  106. 1986: 256
  107. 1987: 233
  108. 1988: 227
  109. 1989: 213
  110. 1990: 181
  111. 1991: 146
  112. 1992: 125
  113. 1993: 114
  114. 1994: 98
  115. 1995: 90
  116. 1996: 66
  117. 1997: 77
  118. 1998: 55
  119. 1999: 51
  120. 2000: 56
  121. 2001: 42
  122. 2002: 33
  123. 2003: 33
  124. 2004: 21
  125. 2005: 34
  126. 2006: 33
  127. 2007: 32
  128. 2008: 27
  129. 2009: 27
  130. 2010: 18
  131. 2011: 25
  132. 2012: 25
  133. 2013: 17
  134. 2014: 22
  135. 2015: 13
  136. 2016: 19
  137. 2017: 23
  138. 2018: 23
  139. 2019: 35
  140. 2020: 20
  141. 2021: 18
  142. 2022: 15
  143. 2023: 24
  144. 2024: 13
  145. 2025: 12

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Peggy worldwide?

There are an estimated 131,859 people named Peggy alive worldwide today, ranking #390 globally.

Is Peggy a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 60,671 people. In the United States there are roughly 131,859 bearers, which is 1 in 2,517 Americans.

Is Peggy a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Peggy is used 0.3% male and 99.7% female.

Where does the name Peggy come from?

Who are famous people named Peggy?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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