US rank #2982 Girls' name Peak 2021 1,157 births

Pessy — #2982 US girls' name

1,157 babies named Pessy in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s531990s1012000s2702010s4302020s279
#2982
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Pessy was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

63 babies were named Pessy in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pessy

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,157 babies named Pessy between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pessy currently holds the #2982 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pessy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 430 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Pessy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 926 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Pessy in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pessy 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 1,157 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.

Pessy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,157

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2021

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,982

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Pessy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
63
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
020406080 202420182012200620001994198719751971 5

Pessy by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
430 births that decade — 37% of Pessy's all-time total
1970s241980s531990s1012000s2702010s4302020s279

Pessy by state

Where Pessy concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Pessy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
926 80.0%
#2 New Jersey
30 2.6%
New York share of Pessy's total US births 80.0%
Even split

926 of 1,157 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pessy?
1,157 babies have been named Pessy since 1971. It currently ranks #2982 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 63 births.
When was Pessy most popular?
Pessy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 430 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Pessy most popular?
The top states for the name Pessy are New York (926 births), New Jersey (30 births).
How long has the name Pessy been used?
Pessy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Pessy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pessel, Pessie, Pessi, 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, 1971–2024 (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.