Peggy

Diminutive of Margaret, Greek

"pearl"

Peggy Origin and Meaning

The name Peggy is a girl's name of English, Greek origin meaning "pearl".

Just when we had written off Peggy as the eternal perky, pug-nosed prom-queen she projected from the 1920s into the fifties, along came Mad Men, with intriguing mid-century characters with names like Joan and Betty--and Peggy, causing a bit of a re-think. MM's proto-feminist Peggy Olson was followed by Amy Adams's strong Oscar-nominated Peggy Dodd character in The Master.

Peggy has been used independently since the eighteenth century, later combined with other names such as Peggy Sue, made famous by the Buddy Holly song and the film Peggy Sue Got Married.

Some notable namesakes who have gone by Peggy include jazz singer Peggy Lee (born Norma), art patron Guggenheim (born Marguerite), skater Fleming, and author/speechwriter Noonan (born Margaret).

It's not likely that Peggy will ever regain the 31st position it held in 1937, but we can see it coming into somewhat wider use.

Peggy Rank in US Top 1000

# 869 in the US

Peggy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 960 on Nameberry

Peggy Popularity

• 960 Nameberry 2024
• 486 England 2023

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Famous People Named Peggy

• Peggy Lee (born Norma Deloris Egstrom) American singer
• Edith Margaret Emily "Peggy" Ashcroft English actress
• Marguerite "Peggy" Guggenheim American art collector and socialite
• Margaret "Peggy" Seeger American folk singer
• Peggy Ann Garner American actress
• Peggy Orenstein American author
• Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler Van Rensselaer daughter of General Philip Schuyler and sister,in,law of Alexander Hamilton
• Margaret Ann "Peggy" Lipton American actress
• Peggy Gail Fleming American Olympic figure skater
• Margaret Ellen "Peggy" Noonan American journalist and speechwriter
• Margaret Amy "Peggy" Saunders English tennis player
• Margaret Ann "Peggy" Knudsen American actress
• Peggy Cummins (born Augusta Margaret Diane Fuller) Welsh,Irish actress
• Peggy Scott Adams, American R&B singer
• Margaret "Peggy" O'Neill Eaton wife of U.S Senator John Eaton, focus of 1830 "Petticoat Affair"
• Peggy McIntaggart Canadian model
• Peggy Shannon (born Winona Sammon) American actress
• Mary Margaret "Peggy" Wood American actress
• Margaret Rose "Peggy" Mount English actress
• Margaret O'Rene "Peggy" Ryan American dancer and actress
• Margaret "Peggy" Shippen wife of American traitor Benedict Arnold
• Peggy Steffans Sarno American actress
• Margaret Anne "Peggy" Lennon American singer of the Lennon Sisters
• Peggy Jean Montgomery aka Baby Peggy, American silent film actress
• Peggy Fischer American child chef

Peggy in Pop Culture

• Peggy Sue Bodell main character in 1986 movie "Peggy Sue Got Married"
• Peggy Olsen character on TV's "Mad Men"
• Peggy Fowler character on TV's "Mysterious Ways"
• Margaret "Peggy" Dupree character from movie "Camp Rock"
• Peggy Hill wife of Hank Hill on TV's "King of the Hill"
• Margaret "Peggy" Wanker Bundy character on TV's "Married... with Children"
• Agent Margaret "Peggy" Carter character in Captain America comics
• Margaret Ann "Peggy" Mitchell character on British soap "EastEnders"
• "Peggy Sue " song by Buddy Holly