Recorded 2010–2021 Girls' name Peak 2021 29 births

Pessi — girls' name

29 babies named Pessi in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s212020s8
2010s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Pessi was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

8 babies were named Pessi in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pessi

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Pessi between 2010 and 2021, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pessi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pessi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Pessi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pessi 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 29 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.

Pessi at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

29

Since 2010

12 years of records

Peak year

2021

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2010

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2021

Pessi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2010

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2021)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
456789 20212019201720162010 5

Pessi by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
21 births that decade — 72% of Pessi's all-time total
2010s212020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pessi?
29 babies have been named Pessi since 2010. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2021 with 8 births.
When was Pessi most popular?
Pessi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Pessi been used?
Pessi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 12 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Pessi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pessy, Pessel, Pessie, Pesha, and 1 more. 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, 2010–2021 (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.