girl's name

Pixie

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 2,411

Scotland

#473

2024 births

Pixie is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2015, when 134 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 7,865 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2004.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Pixie over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,049
'00 '10 '20
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Births named Pixie by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 56
2010s 1,049
2020s (to 2025) 484

How popular is Pixie?

In 2025, Pixie was given to 67 babies in England and Wales, ranking #589 that year. It is a rare choice.

Where Pixie is used

Scotland #473 7 in 2024
Northern Ireland #516 3 in 2022
England & Wales #589 67 in 2025
Ireland #603 6 in 2025
Canada #3,659 5 in 2008
France #7,481 5 in 2011
United States #14,756 6 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Pixie

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Pixie also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Pixie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Pixie

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Pixie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Pixie

How popular is the name Pixie?

In 2025, Pixie was given to 67 babies in England and Wales, ranking #589 that year. It is a rare choice.

Is Pixie a girl's or a boy's name?

Pixie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Pixie?

Pixie has 2 syllables.

When was Pixie most popular?

Pixie peaked in 2015, when 134 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Pixie a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Pixie currently ranks #473 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.