Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Peggy
Endangered
Down 99.9% from peak
Peak era
1958
Peak births
10,071
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Peggy
How many people are named Peggy?
An estimated 123,191 living Americans are named Peggy.
How rare is Peggy?
Peggy is very rare among babies today, with 12 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.9% from its 1958 peak.
How old is the typical Peggy?
The median age of a living American named Peggy is approximately 70 years, with most bearers falling between 64 and 76 years old.
Is Peggy still popular?
No. Peggy is endangered as a baby name, down 99.9% from its 1958 peak with 12 births in 2025.
Where is Peggy most common?
Peggy has its strongest geographic signal in Washington, where it appears 3.9× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19582025
Peak year
1958
Decline from peak
99.9%
2025
12
All-time
292,765
Where it lives now
Peggy is most concentrated in South Dakota — about 2.9× the national rate in the 1960s.
States where Peggy is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.