Pepper
Pepper was the 1907th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 102 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 956th; the most babies were born in 2014 (161). Over the last ten years it has moved down 404 places. More babies were named Pepper in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,907 girls, down 318 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 102girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014161 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,551babies recorded
Pepper popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 245 since 1937.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,907 | 102 |
| 2020 | #1,589 | 132 |
| 2010 | #2,039 | 98 |
| 2000 | #12,806 | 7 |
| 1990 | #14,583 | 5 |
| 1980 | #2,688 | 35 |
| 1970 | #3,993 | 15 |
| 1960 | #5,074 | 8 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Pepper, counting every spelling?
Pepper has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,715 for girls in 2025, against #1,907 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Pepper?
102 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Pepper (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Pepper born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 82 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Pepper.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Pepper?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Pepper are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 40. That makes Pepper a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Pepper by state
How common Pepper was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (5.8×). In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Pepper: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Pepper, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Pepper
How popular is the name Pepper?
Pepper was the 1907th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 102 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 956th; the most babies were born in 2014 (161). Over the last ten years it has moved down 404 places. More babies were named Pepper in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Pepper a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Pepper in the US.
Where is Pepper most popular?
In 2021–2025, Pepper was most common in Utah (0.48 per 1,000 girls), followed by Idaho and Oklahoma.