Girls' name · since 1928
Peggyann
300 babies named Peggyann in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,910 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 300
- born since 1928
- 1940s
- peak decade
Peggyann sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 300 recorded since 1928.
Peggyann has 300 recorded births among girls since 1928, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 1969.
- #15,910 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 300 born since 1928
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peggyann ranks #15,910 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 300 born since 1928, peaking in the 1940s.
- #15,910 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 300
- born since 1928
- 1940s
- peak decade
Peggyann's 300 recorded births place it above 77.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Peggyann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Peggyann's SSA record in two at 1948 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1928, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1948 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Peggyann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1969
- Peak year (1948)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Peggyann by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (98 births, 33% of the file).
1940s was Peggyann's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Peggyann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
71 births
- 1940s
1940s
98 births
- 1950s
1950s
55 births
- 1960s
1960s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 98 births (33% of all-time use).
Peggyann by state
Where Peggyann concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 15 | 5.0% |
15 of 300 births nationwide.
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What to do with Peggyann's data
- Peggyann's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (98 total births) through the 1960s (66) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Peggyanns (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Peggyann: 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 (~41 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, 1928–1969 (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 Peggyann 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.