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Peace
OriginWord name
Meaning"peace"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
Girls#4147
Boys#3638
53% girls · 47% boys
About Peace
Spaniards use Pax and Paz, Hebrew speakers Shalom, for Greeks it's Irene, so why can't we make the English word Peace a name? Peace Adzo Medie is the author of the novel His Only Wife.
Peace for boys#3638 US
Peace may be an admirable sentiment to convey in a child's name, but the translated and thus more subtle versions, like Pax or Placido, might work better as first names.
Pronounced PEESS.
As of October 2026, Peace ranked #4147 for girls and #3638 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2925 for girls in 2020 and #3010 for boys in 2021.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Girls #4,147
Boys #3,638
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,996 | 28 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #4,898 | 20 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,324 | 33 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #3,258 | 49 | #3,547 | 32 |
| 2020 | #2,925 | 56 | #3,062 | 38 |
| 2021 | #3,377 | 47 | #3,010 | 41 |
| 2022 | #3,111 | 53 | #3,089 | 40 |
| 2023 | #2,965 | 57 | #3,854 | 29 |
| 2024 | #4,529 | 31 | #3,857 | 29 |
| 2025 | #4,147 | 35 | #3,638 | 31 |
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