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.
Which name is more popular? 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