Peg vs Peggy

Side-by-side comparison of Peg and Peggy — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Peg

Girl name

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Name B

Peggy

Girl name · Rank #7940

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Metric Peg Peggy
Current Rank Unranked #7940
Total Births (all years) 841 292,751
Peak Year 1957 1958
Peak Year Births 43 10,070
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Peg Peggy
1880ss 104
1890ss 378
1900ss 1,100
1910ss 22 4,323
1920ss 39 21,872
1930ss 103 56,275
1940ss 237 72,121
1950ss 303 84,294
1960ss 137 37,035
1970ss 10,515
1980ss 3,084
1990ss 1,003
2000ss 337
2010ss 220
2020ss 90

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Peg Peggy
2014 22
2015 13
2016 19
2017 23
2018 23
2019 35
2020 20
2021 18
2022 15
2023 24
2024 13

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1913–1968.

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