Peg
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 1
- Peak
- #1,559 in 1946
0 babies were named Peg in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1913–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryPeg first shows up in US birth records in 1913, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 112 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1946, when it reached #1,559.
About the name Peg
Peg is a girl name. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with P and ending in “-peg”. US birth records list Peg for girls from 1913 to 1968, in 46 of those 56 years. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked #1,559 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 1968, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 3.8 | 264,151 girls |
| 1920s | 3.3 | 302,115 girls |
| 1930s | 9.7 | 103,413 girls |
| 1940s | 16 | 61,087 girls |
| 1950s | 16 | 64,061 girls |
| 1960s | 7.9 | 125,874 girls |
Questions about the name Peg
Is Peg a boy or girl name?
Peg is a girl name.
How popular is the name Peg?
Peg is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 1968. It peaked at #1,559 in 1946.