Recorded 1958–1972 Girls' name Peak 1967 54 births

Peggysue — girls' name

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.

1950s131960s361970s5
1960s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Peggysue was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

8 babies were named Peggysue in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Peggysue

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Peggysue between 1958 and 1972, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Peggysue currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Peggysue performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Peggysue shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Peggysue 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 54 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.

Peggysue at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

54

Since 1958

15 years of records

Peak year

1967

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1958

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1972

Peggysue popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1958

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1967)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
456789 197219681967196519641962196119591958 7

Peggysue by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
36 births that decade — 67% of Peggysue's all-time total
1950s131960s361970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Peggysue?
54 babies have been named Peggysue since 1958. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1967 with 8 births.
When was Peggysue most popular?
Peggysue was most popular in the 1960s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Peggysue been used?
Peggysue has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 15 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Peggysue?
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, 1958–1972 (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.