How Many People Are Named Peg?
An estimated 458 people in the United States have the first name Peg. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Peg peaked in popularity in 1957 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Peg as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Peg paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Peg is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
458
About 1 in 748,372 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1957
43 births
Total Registered
841
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Peg
Peg is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 841 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Peg as a female name
Ranked #7,861 in 1968
5 female births in 1968
Peak: 1957 (43 births)
Peg: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Peg span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 303 babies were registered. While Peg is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Peg by Decade
How has Peg tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Peg by State
Birth registrations for Peg span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Nebraska, California. On average, about 20 Pegs were registered per state.
Peg + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Peg as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Peg
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Peg: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Peg?
We estimate approximately 458 people named Peg are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 748,372 Americans share this first name.
Is Peg a common name?
Peg is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 841 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Peg most popular?
Peg reached peak popularity in 1957, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Peg is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Peg a female name?
Peg is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Peg Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Peg Smith, Peg Johnson, Peg Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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