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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Pepper

Used in both girl and boy records

Pepper appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Pepper by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDPepper as a girl’s nameUS records 1947–2024
#2955girl rank2014peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDPepper as a boy’s nameUS records 1937–2023
#10171boy rank1957peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Pepper in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl2014161 uses#95119751947–202066 listed years
Boy195713 uses#227719571937–201834 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.