Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2020

Peace

Gender Unisex · 68% girls Rank 2025 #4,147 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#4,147
among girls · ↑396 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
66
named Peace · +10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 45,922
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
94 babies
All-time total
1,109
#9,061 all-time among girls
First recorded
1918
in Social Security records

Peace popularity over time

1,109 babies have been named Peace since 1918, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 10 – 10 1 – #3,189
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 5 – 5 1 – #10,419
1980s 12 – 12 1 +140% #9,283
1990s 67 – 67 7 +458% #6,928
2000s 130 20 150 15 +124% #6,775
2010s 255 123 378 38 +152% #3,261
2020s (to 2025) 279 208 487 81 +115% #2,926

Where Peace is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 35 0.02 outside top 500
2027 34 0.02 outside top 500
2028 34 0.02 outside top 500
2029 34 0.02 outside top 500
2030 34 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Peace

Peace is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,147 in 2025 with 35 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1918, 1,109 American babies have been named Peace, about 68% girls and 32% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2020, when 94 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Peace stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Peace?

The median living Peace is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 1,100 people named Peace are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Peace year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 35 #4,147 31 #3,638
2024 31 #4,543 29 #3,871
2023 57 #2,966 29 #3,859
2022 53 #3,112 40 #3,089
2021 47 #3,378 41 #3,011
2020 56 #2,926 38 #3,062
2019 49 #3,261 32 #3,549
2018 33 #4,325 15 #5,972
2017 25 #5,299 8 #9,473
2016 19 #6,613 21 #4,733
2015 19 #6,661 7 #10,345
2014 28 #4,997 8 #9,397
2013 21 #6,197 6 #11,793
2012 11 #10,256 9 #8,693
2011 22 #6,099 5 #13,808
2010 28 #5,074 12 #6,988
2009 17 #7,608 – –
2008 16 #8,018 5 #14,089
2007 17 #7,657 9 #8,730
2006 19 #6,775 6 #11,687
2005 13 #8,737 – –
2004 12 #9,142 – –
2003 10 #10,246 – –
2002 13 #8,175 – –
2001 13 #8,076 – –
2000 – – – –
1995 13 #6,928 – –
1990 6 #12,472 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Peace, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Peace?

The median living Peace is about 6 years old. Half of all living Peaces are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Peace are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Peace are alive in the United States, based on 1,109 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Peace in 2025?

Peace ranked #4,147 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 35 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Peace?

1,109 babies have been named Peace in the United States since 1918, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Peace most popular?

Peace peaked in 2020, when 94 newborns received the name.

Is Peace a boy or girl name?

Peace is used for both: about 68% of babies named Peace have been girls and 32% boys.

Is the name Peace rising or falling?

Peace is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Peace become more popular?

Peace looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 34 girls named Peace in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Peace

Names that sound and feel close to Peace: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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