Girls' name · since 1987
Pessie
Pessie has 29 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #41,451 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
29 girls have been named Pessie since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pessie has been recorded 29 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2015.
- #41,451 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 29 born since 1987
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pessie ranks #41,451 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1987, peaking in the 1980s.
- #41,451 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Pessie's 29 recorded births place it above 42.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Pessie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pessie's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pessie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2015
- Peak year (1987)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Pessie by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (12 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Pessie's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Pessie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (41% of all-time use).
Pessie by state
Where Pessie concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 17.2% |
5 of 29 births nationwide.
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What to do with Pessie's data
- Pessie's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Pessies (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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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pessie: 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 (~28 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, 1987–2015 (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 Pessie 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.