Peg

PEHG /ˈpɛɡ/
girl 1 syllable fading

Peg is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Peg is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1968. Peg was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1957 (43 births).

About the name Peg

PronunciationPEHG /ˈpɛɡ/
CultureEnglish
43peak births 1957
1913first in SSA data

Names similar to Peg

How popular is Peg?

Girls named Peg
1913192019301940195019601968
Girls named Peg per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1913–1968 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1968) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Peg total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19685—#7,861
19677—#5,890
19666—#6,367
196510—#4,430
196418—#3,072
196313—#3,756
196227—#2,346
196121—#2,725
196030—#2,136
195937—#1,845
195841—#1,697
195743—#1,649
195633—#1,887
195529—#2,009
195424—#2,218
195325—#2,111
195233—#1,737
195117—#2,550
195021—#2,173
194930—#1,762
194831—#1,699
194726—#1,933
194632—#1,579
194520—#1,931
194418—#2,078
194316—#2,329
194219—#2,025
194122—#1,736
194023—#1,674
193922—#1,673
193817—#2,004
193718—#1,900
193615—#2,126
193515—#2,191
193410—#2,892
19336—#4,121
19299—#3,336
19286—#4,599
19276—#4,691
19267—#4,224
19246—#4,918
19235—#5,539
19175—#5,163
19166—#4,291
19145—#4,074
19136—#3,108