How Many People Are Named Pessie?
An estimated 28 people in the United States have the first name Pessie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Pessie peaked in popularity in 1987 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pessie 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 Pessie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Pessie is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
28
About 1 in 12,241,226 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1987
7 births
Total Registered
29
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pessie
Pessie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 29 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pessie as a female name
Ranked #15,954 in 2015
6 female births in 2015
Peak: 1987 (7 births)
Pessie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pessie span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 12 babies were registered. Pessie remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Pessie by Decade
How has Pessie 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.
Pessie by State
Pessie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pessie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pessie
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pessie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pessie?
We estimate approximately 28 people named Pessie 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 12,241,226 Americans share this first name.
Is Pessie a common name?
Pessie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 45.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 29 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pessie most popular?
Pessie reached peak popularity in 1987, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pessie is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pessie a female name?
Pessie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pessie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pessie Smith, Pessie Johnson, Pessie 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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