How Many People Are Named Pegeen?
An estimated 157 people in the United States have the first name Pegeen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Pegeen peaked in popularity in 1959 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pegeen 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 Pegeen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
157
About 1 in 2,183,149 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1959
19 births
Total Registered
202
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pegeen
Pegeen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 202 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pegeen as a female name
Ranked #9,235 in 1971
5 female births in 1971
Peak: 1959 (19 births)
Pegeen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pegeen span from the 1940s to the 1970s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 115 babies were registered. Pegeen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pegeen by Decade
How has Pegeen 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.
Pegeen by State
Pegeen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pegeen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Pegeen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pegeen?
We estimate approximately 157 people named Pegeen 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 2,183,149 Americans share this first name.
Is Pegeen a common name?
Pegeen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 202 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pegeen most popular?
Pegeen reached peak popularity in 1959, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pegeen is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pegeen a female name?
Pegeen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pegeen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pegeen Smith, Pegeen Johnson, Pegeen 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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