girl's name
Pepper
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,832
Pepper is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 102 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 164 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 32,503 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1937.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Pepper over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 30 |
| 1950s | 94 |
| 1960s | 150 |
| 1970s | 571 |
| 1980s | 162 |
| 1990s | 84 |
| 2000s | 245 |
| 2010s | 1,390 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 820 |
How popular is Pepper?
In 2025, Pepper was given to 102 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Pepper 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 Pepper
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Pepper also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Pepper over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Pepper
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Pepper — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Pepper
How popular is the name Pepper?
In 2025, Pepper was given to 102 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Pepper a girl's or a boy's name?
Pepper is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Pepper?
Pepper has 2 syllables.
When was Pepper most popular?
Pepper peaked in 2021, when 164 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Pepper a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Pepper currently ranks #1,906 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.