How Many People Are Named Pessy?
An estimated 1,140 people in the United States have the first name Pessy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Pessy peaked in popularity in 2021 with 63 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pessy 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 Pessy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Pessy is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,140
About 1 in 300,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2021
63 births
Total Registered
1,157
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pessy
Pessy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,157 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pessy as a female name
Ranked #2,998 in 2024
55 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (63 births)
Pessy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pessy span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 430 babies were registered. While Pessy is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Pessy by Decade
How has Pessy 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.
Pessy by State
Pessy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pessy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Pessy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pessy?
We estimate approximately 1,140 people named Pessy 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 300,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Pessy a common name?
Pessy is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,157 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pessy most popular?
Pessy reached peak popularity in 2021, when 63 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pessy is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pessy a female name?
Pessy is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pessy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pessy Smith, Pessy Johnson, Pessy 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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