Is Peggy a boy or girl name?
Peggy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 13 girls and 0 boys were named Peggy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 293,549 US babies named Peggy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,281
- Babies named Peggy since 1880
- 293,549
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 10,084 babies
Boys and girls named Peggy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 104 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 378 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,100 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 4,323 | 100% |
| 1920s | 56 | 21,872 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 246 | 56,275 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 185 | 72,121 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 169 | 84,294 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 111 | 37,035 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 31 | 10,515 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,084 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,003 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 337 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 220 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 90 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,281 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,343 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,547 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,615 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,022 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,135 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,582 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,630 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,613 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,826 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,944 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,300 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,522 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,501 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,147 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,341 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,399 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,639 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,549 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,177 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,092 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,954 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,299 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,663 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,725 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,522 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,912 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,100 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,648 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,571 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,424 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,343 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,193 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,007 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 213 | #870 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 227 | #808 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 233 | #770 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 256 | #704 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 250 | #700 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 328 | #563 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 285 | #614 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 367 | #534 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 437 | #483 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 488 | #440 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 518 | #413 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 613 | #351 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,587 | 715 | #329 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,249 | 759 | #303 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 895 | #268 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 942 | #271 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 1,139 | #220 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 1,344 | #208 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,587 | 1,690 | #185 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,843 | 1,900 | #174 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,253 | 2,059 | #158 |
| 1968 | 6 | #4,016 | 2,113 | #155 |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,322 | 2,267 | #151 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,176 | 2,647 | #139 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,580 | 3,102 | #123 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,524 | 3,848 | #106 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,503 | 4,104 | #105 |
| 1962 | 17 | #2,014 | 4,899 | #93 |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,213 | 5,568 | #88 |
| 1960 | 13 | #2,396 | 6,428 | #69 |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,025 | 7,416 | #57 |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,234 | 10,070 | #42 |
| 1957 | 23 | #1,708 | 7,384 | #62 |
| 1956 | 20 | #1,802 | 7,493 | #63 |
| 1955 | 14 | #2,202 | 7,984 | #51 |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,286 | 8,455 | #48 |
| 1953 | 17 | #1,945 | 8,762 | #44 |
| 1952 | 22 | #1,651 | 8,990 | #43 |
| 1951 | 15 | #2,027 | 9,208 | #40 |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,090 | 8,532 | #41 |
| 1949 | 15 | #2,006 | 9,118 | #38 |
| 1948 | 18 | #1,801 | 9,089 | #38 |
| 1947 | 23 | #1,586 | 8,877 | #42 |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,743 | 7,400 | #43 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,357 | 5,839 | #45 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,166 | 6,019 | #45 |
| 1943 | 24 | #1,454 | 6,512 | #41 |
| 1942 | 22 | #1,522 | 6,579 | #42 |
| 1941 | 29 | #1,247 | 6,560 | #39 |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,965 | 6,128 | #37 |
| 1939 | 28 | #1,267 | 6,050 | #34 |
| 1938 | 33 | #1,144 | 6,343 | #35 |
| 1937 | 28 | #1,284 | 6,378 | #31 |
| 1936 | 34 | #1,135 | 6,068 | #35 |
| 1935 | 28 | #1,289 | 5,269 | #36 |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,838 | 6,027 | #36 |
| 1933 | 28 | #1,273 | 5,534 | #36 |
| 1932 | 16 | #1,902 | 5,445 | #40 |
| 1931 | 21 | #1,581 | 5,077 | #42 |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,150 | 4,084 | #67 |
| 1929 | 16 | #1,984 | 3,780 | #70 |
| 1928 | 9 | #3,016 | 3,382 | #76 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,860 | 2,857 | #96 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,311 | 2,621 | #104 |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,086 | 2,321 | #117 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,770 | 2,074 | #133 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 1,592 | #155 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 1,304 | #171 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 1,066 | #195 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 875 | #219 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 735 | #235 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 735 | #234 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 580 | #257 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 554 | #258 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 423 | #285 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 373 | #270 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 276 | #283 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 251 | #289 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 192 | #282 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 204 | #272 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 162 | #281 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 150 | #289 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 115 | #323 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 140 | #280 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 106 | #328 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 111 | #307 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 93 | #321 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 82 | #353 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 64 | #373 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 77 | #380 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 51 | #411 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 58 | #408 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 47 | #430 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 45 | #433 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 46 | #419 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 33 | #502 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 34 | #461 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 25 | #561 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 16 | #689 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 23 | #557 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 13 | #750 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 14 | #716 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 17 | #555 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 15 | #598 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 11 | #688 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 9 | #780 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 6 | #901 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 6 | #881 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 13 | #487 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Peggy reached #1,135 in 1936. As a girl name, it reached #31 in 1937. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Peggy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.