as a First Name
Pet form of Margaret. Variant of Meg, The reason for the alternation of M- and P-, which occurs also in Molly/Polly, is not known; it has been ascribed to Celtic influence, but this particular alternation does not correspond to any of the usual mutational patterns in Celtic languages.
| 2,733rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 5,134
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Nebraska
- has the most people named Peg per capita
- 1958
- marked the height of its popularity
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