How Many People Are Named Peggye?
An estimated 96 people in the United States have the first name Peggye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 81 years old, and Peggye peaked in popularity in 1942 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Peggye 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 Peggye paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 81, Peggye is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1955.
- Peggye is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
96
About 1 in 3,570,358 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
81
years old
Peak Year
1942
21 births
Total Registered
298
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Peggye
Peggye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 298 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Peggye as a female name
Ranked #5,270 in 1958
7 female births in 1958
Peak: 1942 (21 births)
Peggye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Peggye span from the 1920s to the 1950s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 112 babies were registered. While Peggye is less common than at its peak in the 1930s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Peggye by Decade
How has Peggye 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.
Peggye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Peggye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Peggye
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Peggye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Peggye?
We estimate approximately 96 people named Peggye 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 3,570,358 Americans share this first name.
Is Peggye a common name?
Peggye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 298 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Peggye most popular?
Peggye reached peak popularity in 1942, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Peggye is approximately 81 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Peggye a female name?
Peggye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Peggye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Peggye Smith, Peggye Johnson, Peggye 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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