Peg

Where Peg comes from

The dictionaries list Peg as a given name — a female given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1913
    First appearance
    #2,827 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1946
    Peak, #1,559
    32 babies named Peg — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1963
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #3,635.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
  • Diminutive of Margaret.
  • Clipping of Peggy.
Namesakes

We look up famous namesakes for names that have made the top 1,000. Peg hasn't yet.

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.