Recorded 1961–1965 Unisex name Peak 1965 13 births

Peppi — unisex name

13 babies named Peppi in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s13
1960s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Peppi was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

7 babies were named Peppi in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Peppi

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Peppi between 1961 and 1965, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Peppi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Peppi is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1957.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Peppi performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Peppi 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 13 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.

Peppi at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

13

Since 1961

5 years of records

Peak year

1965

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1961

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1965

Peppi popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1961

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1965)
7
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
5.566.577.5 19651961 6

Peppi popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1957 (Peppi as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1957 5

Peppi by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
13 births that decade — 100% of Peppi's all-time total
1960s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Peppi?
13 babies have been named Peppi since 1961. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1965 with 7 births.
When was Peppi most popular?
Peppi was most popular in the 1960s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Is Peppi a unisex name?
Yes, Peppi is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 13 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Peppi been used?
Peppi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 5 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Peppi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pepper, Pepsi. 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, 1961–1965 (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.