Recorded 1910–2023 Girls' name Peak 1982 754 births

Peaches — girls' name

754 babies named Peaches in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s181930s111940s51950s261960s471970s1741980s2301990s1532000s542010s182020s13
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Peaches was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

35 babies were named Peaches in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Peaches

The Social Security Administration has registered 754 babies named Peaches between 1910 and 2023, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Peaches currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Peaches performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 230 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Peaches shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Peaches in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Peaches 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 754 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.

Peaches at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

754

Since 1910

114 years of records

Peak year

1982

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1910

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2023

Peaches popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1910

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1982)
35
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
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Peaches by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
230 births that decade — 31% of Peaches's all-time total
1910s51920s181930s111940s51950s261960s471970s1741980s2301990s1532000s542010s182020s13

Peaches by state

Where Peaches concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Peaches
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
35 4.6%
#2 Georgia
5 0.7%
#3 New York
5 0.7%
#4 Texas
5 0.7%
California share of Peaches's total US births 4.6%
Even split

35 of 754 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Peaches?
754 babies have been named Peaches since 1910. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1982 with 35 births.
When was Peaches most popular?
Peaches was most popular in the 1980s decade with 230 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Peaches most popular?
The top states for the name Peaches are California (35 births), Georgia (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Peaches been used?
Peaches has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 114 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Peaches?
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.

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, 1910–2023 (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.