How Many People Are Named Pegi?
An estimated 106 people in the United States have the first name Pegi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Pegi peaked in popularity in 1958 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pegi 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 Pegi paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Pegi is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
Estimated Living Americans
106
About 1 in 3,233,531 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1958
15 births
Total Registered
156
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pegi
Pegi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 156 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pegi as a female name
Ranked #5,657 in 1965
7 female births in 1965
Peak: 1958 (15 births)
Pegi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pegi span from the 1930s to the 1960s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 86 babies were registered. While Pegi is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Pegi by Decade
How has Pegi 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.
Pegi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pegi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pegi
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pegi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pegi?
We estimate approximately 106 people named Pegi 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 3,233,531 Americans share this first name.
Is Pegi a common name?
Pegi is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 156 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pegi most popular?
Pegi reached peak popularity in 1958, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pegi is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pegi a female name?
Pegi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pegi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pegi Smith, Pegi Johnson, Pegi 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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