US rank #16851 Girls' name Peak 2015 142 births

Pihu — #16851 US girls' name

142 babies named Pihu in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s902020s52
#16851
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 5% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Pihu was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

19 babies were named Pihu in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pihu

The Social Security Administration has registered 142 babies named Pihu between 2013 and 2024, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pihu currently holds the #16851 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pihu performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Pihu shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Pihu in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pihu 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 142 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.

Pihu at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

142

Since 2013

12 years of records

Peak year

2015

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,851

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2013

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2024

Pihu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2013

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
19
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
05101520 20242023202220212020201920182017201620152013 12

Pihu by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
90 births that decade — 63% of Pihu's all-time total
2010s902020s52

Pihu by state

Where Pihu concentrates geographically — total births since 2013

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Pihu
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
5 3.5%
New Jersey share of Pihu's total US births 3.5%

5 of 142 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pihu?
142 babies have been named Pihu since 2013. It currently ranks #16851 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 19 births.
When was Pihu most popular?
Pihu was most popular in the 2010s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Pihu most popular?
The top states for the name Pihu are New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Pihu been used?
Pihu has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 12 years of data through 2024.

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, 2013–2024 (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.