Recorded 1939–1965 Girls' name Peak 1958 156 births

Pegi — girls' name

156 babies named Pegi in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s281950s861960s37
1950s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Pegi was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

15 babies were named Pegi in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pegi

The Social Security Administration has registered 156 babies named Pegi between 1939 and 1965, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pegi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pegi performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Pegi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pegi 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 156 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.

Pegi at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

156

Since 1939

27 years of records

Peak year

1958

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1939

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1965

Pegi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1939

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1958)
15
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 1965196119581955195219471939 5

Pegi by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
86 births that decade — 55% of Pegi's all-time total
1930s51940s281950s861960s37

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pegi?
156 babies have been named Pegi since 1939. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1958 with 15 births.
When was Pegi most popular?
Pegi was most popular in the 1950s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Pegi been used?
Pegi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 27 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Pegi?
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, 1939–1965 (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.