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Peaches
How to Pronounce Peaches
Pronounced PEE-chiz /ΛpiΛ.tΚΙͺz/High
Meaning: Peaches is the plural of the fruit word, used as a sweet term of endearment and, occasionally, as a given name. It belongs to the tradition of fond word-names β like Honey or Cherry β rather than to any older etymology.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Peaches is simply the fruit-word used affectionately, a pet-name that families and sweethearts have long applied and that a few have set down as a formal name. It carries warmth and a vintage, playful charm rather than a traditional root.
As a birth name it saw only faint, scattered use, with a small high point around 1982. It has always been very rare β only a few dozen girls a year at most.
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Famous Bearers
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Peaches Geldof (1989β2014)British television presenter, model and journalist, daughter of musician Bob Geldof and Paula Yates.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Peaches mean?
Peaches is the English word 'peaches' used as an affectionate nickname and occasional given name.
How do you pronounce Peaches?
It's said PEE-chiz /ΛpiΛ.tΚΙͺz/ β two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Peaches a boy or girl name?
Peaches is used as a girl's name, an affectionate word-name.
How popular is Peaches?
Peaches has always been very rare as a legal name in the U.S., most familiar as an endearment.