Girls' name · since 1886
Peggie
Peggie has 7,355 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1948 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 7,355
- born since 1886
- 1940s
- peak decade
7,355 girls have been named Peggie since 1886, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Peggie recorded 7,355 times among girls since 1886, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2001.
- #2,010 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 7,355 born since 1886
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peggie ranks #2,010 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 7,355 born since 1886, peaking in the 1940s.
- #2,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 7,355
- born since 1886
- 1940s
- peak decade
Peggie's 7,355 recorded births place it above 97.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Peggie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Peggie splits its recorded history at 1942: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1886 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1948 peak of 258 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Peggie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2001
- Peak year (1948)
- 258
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Peggie by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (2,115 births, 29% of the file).
1940s was Peggie's strongest decade.
2,115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Peggie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 12
1880s
12 births
- 1890s 22
1890s
22 births
- 1900s 91
1900s
91 births
- 1910s 256
1910s
256 births
- 1920s 740
1920s
740 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,648 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,115 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,678 births
- 1960s 560
1960s
560 births
- 1970s 150
1970s
150 births
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 2,115 births (29% of all-time use).
How Peggie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Peggie's total volume
Peggie by state
Where Peggie concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 826 | 11.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 531 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 456 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 445 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 406 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 357 | 4.9% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 310 | 4.2% |
| #8 | California | | 202 | 2.7% |
826 of 7,355 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Peggie appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Peggie's data
- Peggie's decade-level peak was the 1940s (2,115 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Peggies (826 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Peggie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1886–2001 (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 Peggie 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.