Peggie

Peggie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pearl”
Origin: English
Say it: PEG-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Variant spelling of Peggy, a medieval pet form of Margaret. Margaret ultimately comes from Greek margaritēs 'pearl'.

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How popular is Peggie?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Peggie in 20240

Peak year1939

Total US babies since 18807,355

Peggie was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Peggie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Peggypearl · English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
Lilylily flower · English

Peggie questions

What does the name Peggie mean?

Peggie means "pearl". It comes from English. Variant spelling of Peggy, a medieval pet form of Margaret. Margaret ultimately comes from Greek margaritēs 'pearl'.

Is Peggie a boy or girl name?

Peggie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Peggie?

Peggie was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1939.

How do you pronounce Peggie?

Peggie is usually pronounced PEG-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.