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Girl name

Peg

/ˈpɛɡ/ · 100% girls · last recorded 1968

Peg has been given to about 841 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈpɛɡ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 607
Median age today73 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Peg per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1957 · 43
  • Born in 20250
  • All time841

How popular is Peg?

Its best year was 1957, when 43 babies were given the name, ranking 1649th. The typical living American called Peg is about 73 years old today.

Names that sound like Peg

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Meg0.75
  2. Peggy0.68
  3. Penny0.51
  4. Peggie0.48
  5. Page0.45

Middle names for Peg

Ranked by flow score
  1. Peg Alice0.78
  2. Peg Iris0.77
  3. Peg Opal0.77
  4. Peg Ivy0.77
  5. Peg Noelle0.77
  6. Peg Catherine0.74

Sibling names for Peg

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.71
  2. Margosister · 0.69
  3. Ruthiesister · 0.68
  4. Tommybrother · 0.64
  5. Waynebrother · 0.63
  6. Brucebrother · 0.63

Where Peg is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Peg Anderson0.73
    2. Peg Allen0.73
    3. Peg Adams0.73
    4. Peg Evans0.70
    5. Peg Edwards0.70
    6. Peg Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Peg

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.