Total births
111
Girls' name · since 1985
Peony
Peony has 111 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15881
- among girls today
- 111
- born since 1985
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 10%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Peony is the #15881 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 111 recorded since 1985.
Peony has 111 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15881 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #15881 among girls today
- 111 born since 1985
- 2020s peak decade
- 10% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Peony is currently the #15881 girls' name in America, more common than 10% of girls - 111 born since 1985, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15881
- among girls today
- 111
- born since 1985
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 10%
- more common than other girls
Peony vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15881
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 10% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Peony was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
11 babies were named Peony in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Peony compares
111 26th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Peony's all-time total is 71% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Peony | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 111 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Peony's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Peony's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Peony at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#15,881
Active since
1985
Peony popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Peony by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Peony's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Peony births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 46 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Peony? ▼
Since 1985, Social Security records show 111 babies named Peony. Today it holds rank #15881 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2020, with 11 births.
When was Peony most popular? ▼
Peony was most popular in the 2020s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Peony been used? ▼
Peony has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 41 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Peony? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Peola. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Peony: #15881 Girls' Name - 111 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/peony. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Peony 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 June 2026.