Peppi
Peppi is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Finnish.
- Italian
- Finnish
Meaning & Origin of Peppi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Peppi is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Finnish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Finnish
The Story of Peppi
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Peppi as a girl name dates back to 1961, when 6 babies received it. 1965 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Peppi — #5,286 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1965 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 13 Peppis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Peppi as a boy name dates back to 1957, when 5 babies received it. 1957 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Peppi — #3,995 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1957 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Peppis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Peppi
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Peppi. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Peppi
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About the name Peppi
Peppi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 13 births in the dataset. Peppi's peak popularity came in 1965 when it ranked #5,286. Use the chart and map above to compare Peppi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.