Peg

Where Peg comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Peg.

  • 1 syllable
Peg through the years
  1. 1913
    First appearance
    #2,827 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1946
    Peak, #1,559
    32 babies named Peg, its best rank.
  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

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