Entry № 1426 · Persian origin

Pegah Pegah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ peh-GAH /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Persian

Meaning

"Dawn (Persian)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Persian)

The meaning

A name that means "dawn (persian)".

Pegah (پگاه) is the Persian word for "dawn" or "daybreak" — a poetic Iranian feminine name.

Used widely in modern Iran.

Dawn. The Persian.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

پگاه

Transliteration: Pegāh
Pronunciation: / pəˈɡɑː /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Pegah stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Pegah · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Pegahs before her.

Real people

Pegah Ferydoni

German-Iranian actress.

born 1983

In fiction

Pegah

Common in Persian fiction.

Names connected to Pegah.

Numerology

The number behind Pegah.

The Builder

Pegah reduces to four — the number of Persian dawn.

Parents on Pegah

Why families chose this name.

"Persian dawn. Five letters. Pegah."

Soraya · Mother of one · Tehran