Recorded 1928–1969 Girls' name Peak 1948 300 births

Peggyann — girls' name

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.

1920s101930s711940s981950s551960s66
1940s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Peggyann was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

18 babies were named Peggyann in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Peggyann

The Social Security Administration has registered 300 babies named Peggyann between 1928 and 1969, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Peggyann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Peggyann performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Peggyann shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Peggyann in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Peggyann in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 300 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Peggyann at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

300

Since 1928

42 years of records

Peak year

1948

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1928

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1969

Peggyann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1928

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1948)
18
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 19691963195719501945193919321928 5

Peggyann by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
98 births that decade — 33% of Peggyann's all-time total
1920s101930s711940s981950s551960s66

Peggyann by state

Where Peggyann concentrates geographically — total births since 1928

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Peggyann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
15 5.0%
New York share of Peggyann's total US births 5.0%

15 of 300 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Peggyann?
300 babies have been named Peggyann since 1928. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1948 with 18 births.
When was Peggyann most popular?
Peggyann was most popular in the 1940s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Peggyann most popular?
The top states for the name Peggyann are New York (15 births).
How long has the name Peggyann been used?
Peggyann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 42 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Peggyann?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1928–1969 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.