Pearl
Peggy is a traditional diminutive of Margaret, which is derived from the Greek word 'margarites'. The shift from the 'M' in Margaret to the 'P' in Peggy was a common linguistic trend in medieval England, similar to Molly becoming Polly.
Less common today
Peggy isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,001 in 1990.
American jazz and popular music singer
Strategic Scientific Reserve agent and love interest of Captain America · Marvel Cinematic Universe
Ambitious copywriter at Sterling Cooper · Mad Men
Olympic gold medalist figure skater
American art collector and socialite
Matriarch of the Bundy family · Married... with Children
NASA astronaut and biochemist
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and speechwriter
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
