Peggy

Girl name

Peggy has been given to 293,563 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1958.

Meaning & origin /ˈpɛɡi/

Alteration of Maggie, from Margaret.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

293,563

Peak year

1958 (10,085 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -8%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Peggy

Peggy Ashcroft

British actress (1907-1991)

Peggy Whitson

American astronaut

Margaret Taylor

First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850

Peggy Guggenheim

American art collector, art dealer, museum founder and socialite (1898–1979)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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