# Peggy (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/peggy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpɛɡi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 293,563 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 798 / 292,765 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,342, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Alteration of Maggie, from Margaret.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 25 | 5,502 |
| 2012 | 25 | 5,523 |
| 2013 | 17 | 7,300 |
| 2014 | 22 | 5,944 |
| 2015 | 13 | 8,828 |
| 2016 | 19 | 6,614 |
| 2017 | 23 | 5,630 |
| 2018 | 23 | 5,583 |
| 2019 | 35 | 4,138 |
| 2020 | 20 | 6,024 |
| 2021 | 18 | 6,616 |
| 2022 | 15 | 7,553 |
| 2023 | 24 | 5,349 |
| 2024 | 13 | 8,317 |
| 2025 | 12 | 8,740 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 17 | 2,024 |
| 1960 | 13 | 2,399 |
| 1961 | 15 | 2,215 |
| 1962 | 17 | 2,014 |
| 1963 | 12 | 2,503 |
| 1964 | 7 | 3,523 |
| 1965 | 11 | 2,581 |
| 1966 | 8 | 3,176 |
| 1967 | 13 | 2,322 |
| 1968 | 6 | 4,016 |
| 1969 | 9 | 3,252 |
| 1970 | 12 | 2,844 |
| 1971 | 9 | 3,587 |
| 1976 | 5 | 6,249 |
| 1977 | 5 | 6,588 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 33 | 1,043 |
| 2012 | 39 | 934 |
| 2013 | 50 | 772 |
| 2014 | 58 | 681 |
| 2015 | 70 | 602 |
| 2016 | 56 | 719 |
| 2017 | 74 | 576 |
| 2018 | 87 | 494 |
| 2019 | 100 | 424 |
| 2020 | 101 | 419 |
| 2021 | 125 | 367 |
| 2022 | 99 | 427 |
| 2023 | 82 | 485 |
| 2024 | 103 | 415 |
| 2025 | 73 | 542 |

## In other languages

- Irish: Peige

## People named Peggy

- Peggy Ashcroft, British actress (1907-1991)
- Peggy Whitson, American astronaut
- Peggy Lipton, American actress and singer (1946-2019)
- Peggy Guggenheim, American art collector, art dealer, museum founder and socialite (1898–1979)
- Peggy Fleming, American figure skater
- Peggy Wood, American actress of stage, film and television (1892-1978)
- Peggy Ann Garner, American actress (1932-1984)
- Peggy March, American singer
- Peggy Flanagan, American politician
- Peggy McCay, American actress (1927-2018)
- Peggy Cass, American actress, comedian, game show panelist, and announcer (1924-1999)
- Peggy Rea, American actress (1921–2011)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.