How Many People Are Named Pegah?
An estimated 71 people in the United States have the first name Pegah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Pegah peaked in popularity in 1992 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pegah 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 Pegah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Pegah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
71
About 1 in 4,827,526 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1992
10 births
Total Registered
75
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pegah
Pegah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 75 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pegah as a female name
Ranked #15,224 in 1996
5 female births in 1996
Peak: 1992 (10 births)
Pegah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pegah span from the 1980s to the 1990s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 46 babies were registered. While Pegah is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Pegah by Decade
How has Pegah 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.
Pegah by State
Pegah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pegah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pegah
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pegah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pegah?
We estimate approximately 71 people named Pegah 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 4,827,526 Americans share this first name.
Is Pegah a common name?
Pegah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 75 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pegah most popular?
Pegah reached peak popularity in 1992, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pegah is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pegah a female name?
Pegah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pegah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pegah Smith, Pegah Johnson, Pegah 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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