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    The first name Peggy

    A girl’s name.

    Pronounced /ˈpɛɡi/ 2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Alteration of Maggie, from Margaret.

    Peggy is a short form of

    .

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 73 girls were named Peggy, making it the 542nd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 125 births (#367).

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    1,342
    babies named Peggy, 1996–2025
    #542
    rank in 2025
    2021
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Peggy with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Peggy at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 12 girls born in the United States were named Peggy, the 8,740th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1958, when 10,071 were.

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    293,563
    babies named Peggy since 1880
    #8,740
    rank in 2025
    1958
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Peggy in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Peige
    Irish

    Famous people named Peggy

    48 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Peggy Ashcroft
      British actress (1907-1991)
    • Peggy Whitson
      American astronaut, born 1960
    • 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, born 1948
    • Peggy Wood
      American actress of stage, film and television (1892-1978)
    • Peggy Ann Garner
      American actress (1932-1984)
    • Peggy March
      American singer, born 1948
    • Peggy Flanagan
      American politician, born 1979
    • Peggy McCay
      American actress (1927-2018)
    • Peggy Cass
      American actress, comedian, game show panelist, and announcer (1924-1999)
    • Peggy Rea
      American actress (1921–2011)

    Questions

    What does the name Peggy mean?
    Alteration of Maggie, from Margaret.
    How popular is the name Peggy?
    In 2025, 73 girls born in England and Wales were named Peggy, ranking 542nd. Its peak was 2021, with 125 births.
    Is Peggy a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 293,563 US babies named Peggy since 1880 were girls.
    When was Peggy most popular?
    1958 in the United States, when 10,071 babies were named Peggy, its highest rank at 42nd.
    How do you pronounce Peggy?
    Peggy is /ˈpɛɡi/, 2 syllables.