Girls' name · since 1926
Peggye
Peggye has 298 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1942 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 298
- born since 1926
- 1930s
- peak decade
Peggye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 298 recorded since 1926.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peggye has been recorded 298 times among girls since 1926, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1958.
- #15,962 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 298 born since 1926
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peggye ranks #15,962 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 298 born since 1926, peaking in the 1930s.
- #15,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 298
- born since 1926
- 1930s
- peak decade
Peggye's 298 recorded births place it above 77.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Peggye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Peggye's SSA record in two at 1940 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1954, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1942 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Peggye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1958
- Peak year (1942)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Peggye by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (112 births, 38% of the file).
1930s was Peggye's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Peggye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 35
1920s
35 births
- 1930s
1930s
112 births
- 1940s
1940s
111 births
- 1950s 40
1950s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 112 births (38% of all-time use).
Peggye by state
Where Peggye concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
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What to do with Peggye's data
- Peggye's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (112 total births) through the 1950s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Peggyes (10 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Peggye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1926–1958 (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 Peggye 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.