Peggy
Peggy is a distinctive choice, ranked #542 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Peggy in their class.
About the Name Peggy
Peggy has held its ground, ranked #542 in 2025 and never far from its best of #367 in 2021 â a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Peggy is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Peggy in their class.
â Famous People Named Peggy
- Peggy Piesche â Peggy Piesche is a German literary and cultural scientist, works in adult education and works as a consultant for diversity, intersectionality and decoloniality in the Bundeszentrale fĂźr politische Bildung (Federal Agency for Civic Education).
- Peggy Whitson â Peggy Annette Whitson is an American biochemistry researcher, and astronaut working for Axiom Space.
- Peggy Ashcroft â Dame Edith Margaret Emily "Peggy" Ashcroft was an English actress whose career spanned more than six decades, both on screen and stage.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Peggy
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Peggy
Almost certainly the only Peggy in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
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Famous People Named Peggy
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