Is Pepper a boy or girl name?
Pepper is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 127 girls and 0 boys were named Pepper, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 92.9% of the 3,447 US babies named Pepper were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,627
- Babies named Pepper since 1937
- 3,447
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 164 babies
Boys and girls named Pepper, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 25 | 5 | 16.7% |
| 1950s | 49 | 45 | 47.9% |
| 1960s | 12 | 138 | 92% |
| 1970s | 19 | 552 | 96.7% |
| 1980s | 0 | 162 | 100% |
| 1990s | 26 | 58 | 69% |
| 2000s | 54 | 191 | 78% |
| 2010s | 37 | 1,352 | 97.3% |
| 2020s | 18 | 699 | 97.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,627 |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,651 | 128 | #1,630 |
| 2022 | 5 | #13,823 | 156 | #1,437 |
| 2021 | 8 | #9,467 | 156 | #1,401 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,588 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,503 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,648 | 131 | #1,630 |
| 2017 | 7 | #10,495 | 122 | #1,741 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,639 | 136 | #1,621 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,503 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,418 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,455 |
| 2012 | 7 | #10,478 | 135 | #1,609 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,745 |
| 2010 | 5 | #13,749 | 98 | #2,039 |
| 2009 | 10 | #8,142 | 67 | #2,726 |
| 2008 | 5 | #14,089 | 30 | #4,987 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 19 | #7,028 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,062 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,898 | 17 | #7,072 |
| 2004 | 9 | #8,006 | 8 | #12,458 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,525 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #10,328 | 5 | #17,448 |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,853 | 10 | #9,921 |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,695 | 7 | #12,806 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,119 |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,866 | 12 | #7,903 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,908 | 5 | #15,494 |
| 1996 | 5 | #10,127 | 6 | #13,028 |
| 1995 | 9 | #6,277 | 6 | #12,930 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,971 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,127 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,743 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,583 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,836 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,056 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,814 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,976 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,334 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,834 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,366 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,986 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,508 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,690 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,106 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,684 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,322 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,040 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 132 | #956 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,507 | 27 | #2,738 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,394 | 20 | #3,309 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,029 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,463 | 18 | #3,613 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,993 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,344 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,565 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,846 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,377 | 17 | #3,122 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,372 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,473 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,808 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,789 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,468 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,577 | 8 | #5,074 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,421 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,493 | 6 | #5,929 |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,350 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,097 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,786 | 7 | #5,081 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,725 | 9 | #4,202 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,351 | 8 | #4,503 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,208 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #4,067 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,058 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #3,041 | 5 | #5,924 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,437 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,377 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,894 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Pepper reached #2,350 in 1957. As a girl name, it reached #956 in 1975. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Pepper
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.