Girls' name · since 1970
Pepsi
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 44 babies named Pepsi, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Pepsi sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 44 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pepsi has been recorded 44 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1989.
- #36,518 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 44 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pepsi ranks #36,518 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #36,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Pepsi's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Pepsi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pepsi splits its recorded history at 1977: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pepsi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1989
- Peak year (1976)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Pepsi by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (34 births, 77% of the file).
1970s was Pepsi's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Pepsi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 34 births (77% of all-time use).
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What to do with Pepsi's data
- Pepsi's decade-level peak was the 1970s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1980s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pepsi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1970–1989 (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 Pepsi 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.