unisex name
Peace
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,447
Peace is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 73% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2020, when 94 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 50,234 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Peace over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 12 |
| 1990s | 67 |
| 2000s | 150 |
| 2010s | 378 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 487 |
How popular is Peace?
In 2025, Peace was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Peace is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Peace
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Peace also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Peace over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Peace
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Peace — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Peace
How popular is the name Peace?
In 2025, Peace was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Peace a girl's or a boy's name?
Peace is used for both girls and boys. About 73% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Peace?
Peace has 1 syllable.
When was Peace most popular?
Peace peaked in 2020, when 94 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Peace a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Peace currently ranks #3,652 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.