Is Peg a boy or girl name?

Peg is a girl’s name. Of the 841 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Peg

Recorded 1913–1968 · United States

Peg was most popular in 1957, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,707 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 841 people named Peg.

Peg over time

Births per year. The dot marks Peg’s peak in 1957. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Peg a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Peg is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 841 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Peg

Where Peg is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Ohio 12.2×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org