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Baby name

Peggy

Girl

Origin of the name

Peggy is a pet form of Margaret.

Classic name

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1958 was its best year: 10,071 births, or 1 baby in 410. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 145 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 8360.
292,765births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 42rank at its peak, in 1958

Where babies named Peggy are born

1958

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The darker the blue, the more common Peggy is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Peggy is most common in Tennessee (2.1 times), North Carolina (2.1) and West Virginia (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

Names from the same era

Kathy · Wanda · Valerie · Leslie · Anne · Cindy

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