Pessy
Pessy was the 3202nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 2706th; the most babies were born in 2021 (63). Over the last ten years it has moved up 262 places. More babies were named Pessy in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,202 girls, down 496 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 50girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202163 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,207babies recorded
Pessy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,202 | 50 |
| 2020 | #2,706 | 62 |
| 2010 | #3,799 | 41 |
| 2000 | #5,639 | 20 |
| 1990 | #6,052 | 15 |
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How popular is Pessy, counting every spelling?
Pessy is the most common spelling of a name family that had 50 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 50 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pessy | 50 | #3,202 | 267 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Pessy?
50 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Pessy (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Pessy 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 167 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Pessy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Pessy?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Pessy are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 6 and 21. That makes Pessy mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Pessy by state
How common Pessy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (17.7×). In 49 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 Pessy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Pessy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Pessy
How popular is the name Pessy?
Pessy was the 3202nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 2706th; the most babies were born in 2021 (63). Over the last ten years it has moved up 262 places. More babies were named Pessy in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Pessy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Pessy in the US.
Where is Pessy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Pessy was most common in New York (0.58 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and New Jersey.