How Many People Are Named Peggie?
An estimated 3,102 people in the United States have the first name Peggie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Peggie peaked in popularity in 1948 with 258 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Peggie 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 Peggie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Peggie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
Estimated Living Americans
3,102
About 1 in 110,495 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1948
258 births
Total Registered
7,355
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Peggie
Peggie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,355 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Peggie as a female name
Ranked #14,870 in 2001
6 female births in 2001
Peak: 1948 (258 births)
Peggie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Peggie span from the 1880s to the 2000s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 2,115 babies were registered. Peggie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Peggie by Decade
How has Peggie 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.
Peggie by State
Birth registrations for Peggie span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Oregon, New Jersey, Minnesota. On average, about 163 Peggies were registered per state.
Peggie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Peggie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Peggie
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Peggie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Peggie?
We estimate approximately 3,102 people named Peggie 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 110,495 Americans share this first name.
Is Peggie a common name?
Peggie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,355 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Peggie most popular?
Peggie reached peak popularity in 1948, when 258 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Peggie is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Peggie a female name?
Peggie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Peggie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Peggie Smith, Peggie Johnson, Peggie 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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