How Many People Are Named Pepe?
An estimated 139 people in the United States have the first name Pepe. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Pepe peaked in popularity in 1962 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pepe as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Pepe paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
139
About 1 in 2,465,859 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1962
11 births
Total Registered
155
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pepe
Pepe is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 155 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Pepe as a male name
Ranked #12,005 in 2002
5 male births in 2002
Peak: 1962 (11 births)
Pepe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pepe span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 63 babies were registered. Pepe has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pepe by Decade
How has Pepe tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Pepe by State
Pepe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pepe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pepe
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pepe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pepe?
We estimate approximately 139 people named Pepe are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,465,859 Americans share this first name.
Is Pepe a common name?
Pepe is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 155 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pepe most popular?
Pepe reached peak popularity in 1962, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pepe is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pepe a male name?
Pepe is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pepe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pepe Smith, Pepe Johnson, Pepe Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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