Girls' name · since 1980
Pegah
75 babies named Pegah in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,383 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 75
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
75 girls have been named Pegah since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pegah has been recorded 75 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1996.
- #30,383 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 75 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pegah ranks #30,383 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 75 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,383 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 75
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Pegah's 75 recorded births place it above 57.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Pegah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pegah's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pegah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1996
- Peak year (1992)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Pegah by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (46 births, 61% of the file).
1980s was Pegah's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Pegah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 46 births (61% of all-time use).
Pegah by state
Where Pegah concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 6.7% |
5 of 75 births nationwide.
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What to do with Pegah's data
- Pegah's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (46 total births) through the 1990s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Pegahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pegah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~16 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Pegah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.