How Many People Are Named Pepper?
An estimated 3,296 people in the United States have the first name Pepper. It is predominantly female (92.9%). The average bearer is 22 years old, and Pepper peaked in popularity in 2021 with 164 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pepper 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 Pepper paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,296
About 1 in 103,991 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
92.9% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2021
164 births
Total Registered
3,447
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pepper
Pepper is predominantly female (92.9%), though 245 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Pepper as a male name
Ranked #13,651 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1957 (13 births)
Pepper as a female name
Ranked #1,627 in 2024
127 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (161 births)
Pepper: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pepper span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,389 babies were registered. While Pepper is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Pepper by Decade
How has Pepper 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.
Pepper by State
Birth registrations for Pepper span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Washington. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Nevada, Kentucky. On average, about 49 Peppers were registered per state.
Pepper + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pepper as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pepper
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pepper: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pepper?
We estimate approximately 3,296 people named Pepper 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 103,991 Americans share this first name.
Is Pepper a common name?
Pepper is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,447 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pepper most popular?
Pepper reached peak popularity in 2021, when 164 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pepper is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pepper a female name?
Pepper is predominantly female. 92.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pepper Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pepper Smith, Pepper Johnson, Pepper 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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