Pepper
Meaning
"the pepper plant or its fruit"
Origin: Old English
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #1,626
- Total SSA Count
- 127
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Casual
- Nicknames
- Pep, Peppy
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"the pepper plant or its fruit"
Origin: Old English
"God is gracious (from Juana/Joanna)"
Origin: Hebrew via Spanish
Yaneli is more popular, ranked #1436 vs #1626 for Pepper.
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Yaneli is more popular, ranked #1436 compared to Pepper at #1626 in the United States.
Pepper means "the pepper plant or its fruit" (Old English origin). Yaneli means "God is gracious (from Juana/Joanna)" (Hebrew via Spanish origin).
Pepper is primarily a girl name. Yaneli is primarily a girl name.