Peggy

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A few things about Peggy you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Peggy

Peggy Ashcroft

British actress (1907-1991)

Choose Peggy and your child shares a first name with Peggy Ashcroft, a British actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Peggy, like who?” Peggy Ashcroft's Wikipedia article is available in 52 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 133,333 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Peggy, 12 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Peggy would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryPeggy has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Peggys, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1937, when it ranked #31. Today it's #8,362, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowPeggy was 4.1× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 32,468 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 133,333.
• 🍂TrendPeggy has slipped 2,512 places over the last five years and now sits at #8,362. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningPeggy is an English form of Margaret, which means “pearl”. Our records link it to Celtic Gaelic, English and Greek roots.

About the name Peggy

Peggy is a girl name of Celtic Gaelic, English and Greek origin meaning “pearl”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with P and ending in “-ggy”. US birth records list Peggy for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 145 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked #31 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #8,362, with 12 babies.

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