US rank #4470 Unisex name Peak 2023 723 births

Peace — #4470 US unisex name

723 babies named Peace in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101970s51980s121990s672000s1302010s2552020s244
#4470
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Peace was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

57 babies were named Peace in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Peace

The Social Security Administration has registered 723 babies named Peace between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Peace currently holds the #4470 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 57 babies received it in a single year. Peace is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 319 additional births since 2006.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Peace performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 255 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Peace shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 49 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Peace in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Peace in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 723 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Peace at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

723

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2023

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,470

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Peace popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
57
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
0204060 20242019201420092004199819931918 10

Peace popularity over time — boys

319 total births recorded since 2006 (Peace as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 319 births
01020304050 2024202120182015201220082006 6

Peace by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
255 births that decade — 35% of Peace's all-time total
1910s101970s51980s121990s672000s1302010s2552020s244

Peace by state

Where Peace concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Peace
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
49 6.8%
#2 Georgia
20 2.8%
#3 California
11 1.5%
#4 Iowa
6 0.8%
#5 Indiana
5 0.7%
#6 Maryland
5 0.7%
#7 North Carolina
5 0.7%
#8 New York
5 0.7%
Texas share of Peace's total US births 6.8%
Even split

49 of 723 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Peace?
723 babies have been named Peace since 1918. It currently ranks #4470 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 57 births.
When was Peace most popular?
Peace was most popular in the 2010s decade with 255 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Peace most popular?
The top states for the name Peace are Texas (49 births), Georgia (20 births), California (11 births).
Is Peace a unisex name?
Yes, Peace is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 723 births, and as a boy's name it has 319 births.
How long has the name Peace been used?
Peace has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Peace?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pearl, Pearlie, Pearline, Pearle, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.