Girls' name · since 1946
Pixie
617 babies named Pixie in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,372 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,404 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 617
- born since 1946
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Pixie is the #13404 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 617 recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Pixie recorded 617 times among girls since 1946, holding rank #13404 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #10,372 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,404 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 617 born since 1946
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pixie ranks #10,372 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,404 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 617 born since 1946, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,372 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,404 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 617
- born since 1946
- 1950s
- peak decade
Pixie's 617 recorded births place it above 85.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Pixie compares
617 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Pixie's all-time total is 64% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pixie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 617 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Pixie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pixie splits its recorded history at 1970: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pixie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (1955)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Pixie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (177 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Pixie's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Pixie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s
1950s
177 births
- 1960s
1960s
91 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
98 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 177 births (29% of all-time use).
How Pixie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Pixie's total volume
Pixie by state
Where Pixie concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 35 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15 | 2.4% |
35 of 617 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Pixie's data
- Pixie's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (177 total births) through the 2020s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Pixies (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Pixie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1946–2025 (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 Pixie 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.