Girls' name · since 1901
Pebble
Pebble has 306 recorded births since 1901 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,740 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 306
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pebble is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 306 have been recorded since 1901.
Social Security Administration records show Pebble recorded 306 times among girls since 1901, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 1977.
- #15,740 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 306 born since 1901
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pebble ranks #15,740 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 306 born since 1901, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,740 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 306
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pebble's 306 recorded births place it above 78.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Pebble's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pebble splits its recorded history at 1929: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1901 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pebble popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–1977
- Peak year (1963)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Pebble by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (78 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Pebble's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Pebble births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 23
1900s
23 births
- 1910s
1910s
53 births
- 1920s
1920s
78 births
- 1930s
1930s
40 births
- 1940s 25
1940s
25 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s
1960s
47 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 78 births (25% of all-time use).
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What to do with Pebble's data
- Pebble's decade-level peak was the 1920s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pebble: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~76 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1901–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Pebble draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.