Girls' name · since 1987
Pesha
Pesha has 26 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #42,862 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
26 girls have been named Pesha since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Pesha recorded 26 times among girls since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2021.
- #42,862 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 26 born since 1987
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pesha ranks #42,862 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1987, peaking in the 2020s.
- #42,862 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
Pesha's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Pesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pesha's full recorded timeline at 2013, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2021
- Peak year (1987)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Pesha by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (10 births, 38% of the file).
2020s was Pesha's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Pesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (38% of all-time use).
Pesha by state
Where Pesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 19.2% |
5 of 26 births nationwide.
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What to do with Pesha's data
- New York records the most Peshas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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 Pesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1987–2021 (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 Pesha 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.