Peggy name meaning
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What does Peggy mean?
Peggy's meaning is Variation of Margaret or Child of Light is of Old Greek origin, dominantly used in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish and English is used as a gender-neutral name . Peggy is short form of Margaret.
Margaret is variant of famous and durable Marguerite. Margaret is equivalent of Margareta in English language. Lofty and Perennial Margaret came from Old Greek, meaning of Margaret is "Pearl, Name of a Saint and The Pearl".
Peggy is equivalent of Maggie in English language. Peggy is English equivalent of Meggie.
How do I pronounce Peggy?
The two syllabled name Peggy is commonly pronounced as p(e)-ggy.
Variants of Peggy
Peggylee, Maggie, Meggie, Lee, Magdalena, Margaret, Magga, Maggy, Meg, Megan, Lea, Aaronlee, Leeanthony, Hadley, Huxley, Li, Raleigh, Ripley, Yardley, Alene, Madalene, Anna-Lena, Grieta, Margaux, Mamie, Tita, Margueritte, Annemargaret, Marguerite, Margareta, Maggan, Magnhilda, Magan, Meggy, Meganelizabeth
How popular is the name Peggy?
Peggy is an extremely popular in United States where over 293406 new-borns have been given the name since 1880. At its zenith in 1937, the moniker grabbed the 31st spot and 10069 baby girls were given the name.
Additionally, the first name has been in the top 50 baby names 25 times Also, Peggy was a popular name in France. Over 17551 babies have been named Peggy since 1936.
At the peak of its usage in 1973, 2376 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 39th position. After 73 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts.
In addition to that, the moniker has been in the top 50 baby names 6 times
Peggy is a familiar baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 500 names.
Recently in 2018, 87 babies were given Peggy and it reached its peak ranking, 494 on girl names chart. Over 659 babies in England and Wales have been named Peggy. The first name is an uncommon baby name in still in use in Ireland.
But Peggy is a popular baby name in Zambia where every 1 in 700 have the name as well as in, England, Canada, Germany, South Africa, Belgium, Ghana and Netherlands. As per our estimate, over 590000 people has been named Peggy globally.
| Year | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Births | Rank | Births | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 5233 | 24 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 7250 | 15 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 6368 | 18 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5827 | 20 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4068 | 35 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 5443 | 23 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 5505 | 23 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 6391 | 19 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 8440 | 13 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 5797 | 22 |
Facts
Peggy in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 5 | 66 | 2501 | 320 |
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 |
 | 5 | 66 | 473 | 228 |
 | 5 | 66 | 90 | 304 |
 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
Numerological analysis of Peggy
Relationships make you feel trapped. You are easily adaptable to changes and used to take the high road to success. Skin touch makes you nervous because you feel it so deeply that it makes you tremble. You can handle being on your own but you prefer to be surrounded by people you love and respect. You always put other people's needs and wishes before yours. But you just won't admit it. To you, justice and honesty are the two most important things in life.
Go through the following names similar to Peggy
- István - Prevalently used in Hungarian, István is used as a boy name has its roots in Old Greek, meaning of István is "The Crowned or Crown"
- Atek - Origin of Atek is in Old Greek and Arabic, meaning of Atek is "Noble or Racy", used specifically in Polish is a baby boy name
- Inez - Substantially used in Finnish and Swedish long standing and eminent, Inez has origin in Old Greek, meaning of Inez is "The Pure or The Chaste" is used as a unisex name
- Edileusa - Girl name Edileusa is mainly used in Portuguese, meaning of Edileusa is "Princess" has its origin in Old Greek
- Damia - Commonly used in Malay and English unheard-of, Damia is of Old Greek origin, meaning of Damia is "Tamer and Subdue" is a baby girl name. Damia is shortened form of Damiana.
Famous people named Peggy
- Peggy Ashcroft, English actress whose career spanned more than sixty years, and who
- Peggy Feltmate, is Canadian politician
- Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Australian composer
- Peggy Mount, English actress
- Peggy Bulger, folklorist and served as the director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
- Peggy Eaton, daughter of Rhoda Howell and William O'Neale
- Peggy Pascoe, American historian
- Peggy Butts, served as a Canadian senator
- Peggy Cripps, British children's author
- Peggy Rathmann, American illustrator and writer of children's picture books
- Peggy Scott-Adams, African-American blues and R&B singer
- Peggy Jay, English Labour councillor
- Peggy Beer, retired German heptathlete
- Peggy van Praagh, British ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher, repetiteur
- Peggy Dickens, French slalom canoeist
- Peggy Pope, American actress
- Peggy Ramsay, Australian-born British theatrical agent
- Peggy Eisenhauer, American lighting designer for both theatre and films
- Peggy Büchse, former long-distance swimmer from Germany
- Peggy Sloane, American television soap opera script writer
- Peggy Whitson, American biochemistry researcher
- Peggy Lee, American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter
- Peggy Cass, American actress, comedian, game show panelist
- Peggy Guggenheim, American art collector, bohemian and socialite
- Peggy Hill, fictional character
- Peggy Mitchell, fictional character
- Peggy Fleming, American former figure skater
- Peggy Noonan, American author of several books on politics
- Peggy Shippen, second wife of General Benedict Arnold
- Peggy Ann Garner, American actress
- Peggy Wood, American actress of stage, film, and television
- Peggy Ryan, American dancer
- Peggy Pettitt, African American actress, dancer, teacher
- Peggy Cummins, Welsh-born British actress of Irish descent, best
- Peggy McCay, American actress whose career began
- Peggy Seeger, American folksinger
- Peggy Kirk Bell, American professional golfer and golf instructor
- Peggy Cartwright, Canadian silent film actress perhaps best
- Peggy Herbison, Scottish Labour politician
- Peggy Lipton, American actress and former model
- Peggy Parish, American writer known best for the children's book series and fictional character Amelia Bedelia
- Peggy Duff, British political activist
- Peggy Yu, Chinese businesswoman
- Peggy Hopkins Joyce, American actress, artist's model and dancer
- Peggy Hsu, Taiwanese singer-songwriter, music composer
- Peggy Shannon, January 10, 1907
- Peggy Quince, Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida
- Peggy Fortnum, English illustrator best
- Peggy Nash, Canadian labour official and politician
- Peggy March, American pop singer
- Peggy O'Keefe, retired pianist, bandleader
Lists having Peggy
- Boys names beginning with P
- Girls names beginning with P
- American Baby Names
- English Baby Names
- Greek Baby Names
- Danish Baby Names
- Finnish Baby Names
- Norwegian Baby Names
- Swedish Baby Names
- Popular Girl Names in United States (1962)
- Popular Girl Names in France (1980)
- Baby Names that mean Pearl
- Baby Names that mean Child
- Baby Names that mean Light
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004