Girls' name · since 1963
Pebbles
877 babies named Pebbles in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,210 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 877
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
877 girls have been named Pebbles since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pebbles has been recorded 877 times among girls since 1963, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2014.
- #8,210 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 877 born since 1963
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pebbles ranks #8,210 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 877 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,210 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 877
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Pebbles's 877 recorded births place it above 88.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Pebbles's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pebbles's full recorded timeline at 1987, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pebbles popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2014
- Peak year (1991)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2014.
877 total births across 52 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1991 with 50 births in a single year.
Pebbles by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (247 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Pebbles's strongest decade.
247 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Pebbles births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
131 births
- 1970s
1970s
233 births
- 1980s
1980s
169 births
- 1990s
1990s
247 births
- 2000s 90
2000s
90 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 247 births (28% of all-time use).
Pebbles decade highlights
- Peak decade 247 births
- Runner-up 233 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Pebbles compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Pebbles's total volume
Pebbles by state
Where Pebbles concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 39 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
39 of 877 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 4.4% of nationwide
- Texas 1.3% of nationwide
- Illinois 1.1% of nationwide
- Florida 0.7% of nationwide
- Ohio 0.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 6 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 4.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Pebbles's data
- Pebbles's decade-level peak was the 1990s (247 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Pebbless (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pebbles: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1963–2014 (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 Pebbles 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.
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