Girls' name · since 1958
Peggysue
54 babies named Peggysue in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,164 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1958
- 1960s
- peak decade
Peggysue is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 54 have been recorded since 1958.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peggysue has been recorded 54 times among girls since 1958, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1972.
- #34,164 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 54 born since 1958
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peggysue ranks #34,164 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1958, peaking in the 1960s.
- #34,164 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1958
- 1960s
- peak decade
Peggysue's 54 recorded births place it above 52.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Peggysue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Peggysue's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1967 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Peggysue popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1972
- Peak year (1967)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Peggysue by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (36 births, 67% of the file).
1960s was Peggysue's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Peggysue births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s
1960s
36 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 36 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Peggysue's decade-level peak was the 1960s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Peggysue: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1958–1972 (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 Peggysue 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.