Total births
246
Girls' name · since 1919
Pegge
246 babies named Pegge in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 246
- total births
- 1919–1962
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
246 girls have been named Pegge since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Pegge has 246 recorded births among girls since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1962.
- 246 total births
- 1919–1962 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 35% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
246 girls have been named Pegge since 1919, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1962.
- 246
- total births
- 1919–1962
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
35% of everyone ever named Pegge was born in this single decade.
1951
Single peak year
15 babies were named Pegge in 1951 - its busiest year on record.
Pegge's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pegge's full recorded timeline at 1947, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1951 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pegge at a glance
Last recorded 1962Peak year
1951
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1919
Pegge popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1962
- Peak year (1951)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Pegge by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Pegge's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Pegge births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 8
1910s
8 births
- 1920s
1920s
44 births
- 1930s
1930s
51 births
- 1940s
1940s
46 births
- 1950s
1950s
86 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 86 births (35% of all-time use).
Pegge by state
Where Pegge concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 2.0% |
Ohio share of Pegge's total US births 2.0%
5 of 246 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Pegge? ▼
Pegge has been given to 246 babies in the U.S. since 1919, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1962. 15 babies were born in 1951, its single highest year.
When was Pegge most popular? ▼
Pegge was most popular in the 1950s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
Where is Pegge most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Pegge are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Pegge been used? ▼
Pegge has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 44 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Pegge? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Peggy, Peggie, Peg, Peggi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Pegge's data
- Pegge's decade-level peak was the 1950s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Pegges (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1919–1962 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Pegge: Baby Name Since 1919 - 246 Births, Peak 1951." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/pegge. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Pegge 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 June 2026.