Given name & surname
Peppi
“a cheerful woman”
Peppi is a variant of Peppy. One American interpretation is “a cheerful woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Peppi is a variant of Peppy. One American interpretation is “a cheerful woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Peppi is a variant of Peppy. An origin associated with Peppy is American.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Peppi is a diminutive of Giuseppina. In Finnish usage, Peppi is a short form of PEPPINA.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Peppi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18
- 5 boys · 13 girls
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1965. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Peppi’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Peppi is a diminutive of Giuseppina. Peppi has a related form in Pepin. In Finnish usage, Peppi is a short form of PEPPINA.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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