Girls' name · since 1880
Peggy
Peggy has 292,765 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #132 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,366 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 292,765
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Peggy is the #8366 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 292,765 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Peggy recorded 292,765 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #8366 nationally today, ahead of 52% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #132 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,366 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 292,765 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peggy ranks #132 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,366 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 292,765 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #132 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,366 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 292,765
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Peggy's 292,765 recorded births place it above 99.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Peggy compares
292,765 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Peggy's all-time total is 779x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Peggy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 292,765 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10,071 | 21 | 19,840 |
Peggy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Peggy's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 10,071, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Peggy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1958)
- 10,071
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Peggy popularity over time - boys
798 total births recorded since 1924 (Peggy as boys' name)
Peggy by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (84,293 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Peggy's strongest decade.
84,293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Peggy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 104
1880s
104 births
- 1890s 378
1890s
378 births
- 1900s 1,100
1900s
1,100 births
- 1910s 4,323
1910s
4,323 births
- 1920s 21,872
1920s
21,872 births
- 1930s
1930s
56,275 births
- 1940s
1940s
72,122 births
- 1950s
1950s
84,293 births
- 1960s
1960s
37,036 births
- 1970s 10,516
1970s
10,516 births
- 1980s 3,083
1980s
3,083 births
- 1990s 1,003
1990s
1,003 births
- 2000s 338
2000s
338 births
- 2010s 220
2010s
220 births
- 2020s 102
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 84,293 births (29% of all-time use).
How Peggy 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 Peggy's total volume
Peggy by state
Where Peggy concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 20,797 | 7.1% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 16,909 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 14,943 | 5.1% |
| #4 | California | | 14,697 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 13,984 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 13,091 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 11,432 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 10,324 | 3.5% |
20,797 of 292,765 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Peggy appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Peggy's data
- Peggy's decade-level peak was the 1950s (84,293 total births); usage has since declined to 102 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Peggys (20,797 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Peggy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Peggy 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.