Nancy vs Peggy
Nancy and Peggycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Nancy was ranked #81 and Peggy #415 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Nancy was ranked #99 and Peggy #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Nancy was ranked #127 and Peggy #253 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 1978, Nancy was ranked #252 and Peggy #637 among girls in Norway.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Nancy was ranked #260 and Peggy #638 among girls in Scotland.
Nancy and Peggy over time
Nancy and Peggy appear together in 3 published lists, across 72 years of shared records. Nancy held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Peggy in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Peggy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Nancy in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Nancy and Peggy were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1945 to 1978, ending at #252 and #637.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1945–1978
Nancy held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Peggy in 1.
Highest recorded here: Nancy #151 in 1970, Peggy #240 in 1953.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1978: Nancy #252, Peggy #637.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Nancy held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Peggy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Nancy #64 in 2018, Peggy #367 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Nancy #81, Peggy #415.
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 1980–2025
Nancy held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Peggy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Nancy #99 in 2025, Peggy #528 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Nancy #99, Peggy #608.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Nancy | Peggy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #99 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Nancy and Peggy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Nancy
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #249 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #64 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #99 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Peggy
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #318 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1978
Highest recorded position: #240 among girls in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–1978).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls