Pete
Last seen for girls in 1978 at #9,750 · #2,363 for boys in 2025, 58 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1908 · 131 births
- Debut · boys
- 50 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 43,530since 1880
Pete over time
Rank among boys' names. Pete has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,363 | 58 | |
| 2024 | — | #3,045 | 40 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,480 | 54 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,493 | 55 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,349 | 58 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,505 | 51 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,808 | 44 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,262 | 60 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,319 | 56 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,551 | 49 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,189 | 62 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,017 | 70 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,113 | 63 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,104 | 64 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,035 | 66 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,069 | 65 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,809 | 82 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,719 | 88 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,700 | 89 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,627 | 88 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,674 | 80 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,542 | 86 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,410 | 94 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,357 | 97 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,390 | 90 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,300 | 99 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,174 | 110 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,068 | 123 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,051 | 121 | |
| 1996 | — | #990 | 126 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,022 | 118 | |
| 1994 | — | #968 | 130 | |
| 1993 | — | #880 | 147 | |
| 1992 | — | #950 | 128 | |
| 1991 | — | #797 | 167 | |
| 1990 | — | #780 | 169 | |
| 1989 | — | #740 | 179 | |
| 1988 | — | #699 | 179 | |
| 1987 | — | #689 | 172 | |
| 1986 | — | #655 | 186 | |
| 1985 | — | #649 | 182 | |
| 1984 | — | #608 | 195 | |
| 1983 | — | #596 | 206 | |
| 1982 | — | #594 | 209 | |
| 1981 | — | #553 | 236 | |
| 1980 | — | #579 | 220 | |
| 1979 | — | #512 | 269 | |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #581 | 210 |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | #504 | 262 |
| 1976 | — | #493 | 261 | |
| 1975 | — | #497 | 258 | |
| 1974 | — | #488 | 268 | |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #467 | 279 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #448 | 313 |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | #428 | 360 |
| 1970 | — | #424 | 374 | |
| 1969 | — | #426 | 342 | |
| 1968 | — | #409 | 357 | |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #386 | 379 |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | #387 | 388 |
| 1965 | — | #362 | 449 | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #333 | 549 |
| 1963 | — | #321 | 609 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #312 | 629 |
| 1961 | — | #293 | 695 | |
| 1960 | — | #287 | 756 | |
| 1959 | — | #285 | 767 | |
| 1958 | — | #279 | 757 | |
| 1957 | — | #294 | 651 | |
| 1956 | — | #310 | 573 | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #310 | 551 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #328 | 495 |
| 1953 | — | #311 | 531 | |
| 1952 | — | #316 | 504 | |
| 1951 | — | #298 | 537 | |
| 1950 | — | #280 | 560 | |
| 1949 | — | #284 | 580 | |
| 1948 | — | #252 | 654 | |
| 1947 | — | #239 | 737 | |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #227 | 684 |
| 1945 | — | #232 | 578 | |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #214 | 649 |
| 1943 | — | #226 | 640 | |
| 1942 | — | #239 | 561 | |
| 1941 | — | #239 | 534 | |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | #237 | 513 |
| 1939 | — | #222 | 543 | |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #234 | 513 |
| 1937 | — | #232 | 510 | |
| 1936 | — | #211 | 559 | |
| 1935 | — | #204 | 588 | |
| 1934 | — | #205 | 602 | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #226 | 514 |
| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 | #226 | 530 |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | #212 | 592 |
| 1930 | — | #222 | 578 | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #219 | 584 |
| 1928 | — | #214 | 614 | |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #225 | 599 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #212 | 643 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #214 | 646 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #215 | 628 |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #207 | 623 |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #203 | 644 |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #205 | 668 |
| 1920 | — | #205 | 636 | |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #201 | 628 |
| 1918 | — | #201 | 638 | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #190 | 639 |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #196 | 582 |
| 1915 | — | #203 | 531 | |
| 1914 | — | #194 | 432 | |
| 1913 | — | #197 | 340 | |
| 1912 | — | #211 | 263 | |
| 1911 | — | #206 | 143 | |
| 1910 | — | #181 | 156 | |
| 1909 | — | #186 | 120 | |
| 1908 | — | #173 | 131 | |
| 1907 | — | #177 | 122 | |
| 1906 | — | #219 | 80 | |
| 1905 | — | #201 | 86 | |
| 1904 | — | #219 | 71 | |
| 1903 | — | #216 | 69 | |
| 1902 | — | #207 | 75 | |
| 1901 | — | #183 | 79 | |
| 1900 | — | #182 | 116 | |
| 1899 | — | #185 | 74 | |
| 1898 | — | #239 | 53 | |
| 1897 | — | #195 | 76 | |
| 1896 | — | #224 | 63 | |
| 1895 | — | #212 | 66 | |
| 1894 | — | #205 | 68 | |
| 1893 | — | #212 | 64 | |
| 1892 | — | #202 | 74 | |
| 1891 | — | #219 | 53 | |
| 1890 | — | #214 | 60 | |
| 1889 | — | #211 | 60 | |
| 1888 | — | #181 | 82 | |
| 1887 | — | #230 | 47 | |
| 1886 | — | #231 | 54 | |
| 1885 | — | #213 | 56 | |
| 1884 | — | #174 | 81 | |
| 1883 | — | #245 | 43 | |
| 1882 | — | #210 | 60 | |
| 1881 | — | #197 | 57 | |
| 1880 | — | #234 | 50 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Pete was already there! It came in at #234, and was given to 50 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2016–2025, when fewer than 61 boys a year got the name.
Where Pete is popular in 1929
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#37 · 1 in 153
- Arizona#65 · 1 in 259
- Colorado#67 · 1 in 285
- California#120 · 1 in 577
- Pennsylvania#128 · 1 in 1,236
Best ever in a state: #16 in New Mexico, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #37 | 28 | 1 in 153 |
| Arizona | #65 | 17 | 1 in 259 |
| Colorado | #67 | 29 | 1 in 285 |
| California | #120 | 63 | 1 in 577 |
| Pennsylvania | #128 | 65 | 1 in 1,236 |
| Washington | #143 | 11 | 1 in 853 |
| Texas | #145 | 83 | 1 in 697 |
| West Virginia | #179 | 15 | 1 in 1,116 |
| South Carolina | #181 | 13 | 1 in 1,308 |
| Utah | #182 | 5 | 1 in 927 |
| Ohio | #192 | 26 | 1 in 1,952 |
| Florida | #197 | 9 | 1 in 1,284 |
| Iowa | #225 | 9 | 1 in 2,098 |
| Georgia | #235 | 13 | 1 in 2,072 |
| Tennessee | #239 | 11 | 1 in 2,209 |
| Kansas | #241 | 6 | 1 in 2,385 |
| New Jersey | #241 | 8 | 1 in 3,617 |
| Virginia | #248 | 10 | 1 in 2,178 |
| Illinois | #260 | 18 | 1 in 3,171 |
| Alabama | #261 | 12 | 1 in 2,233 |
| Arkansas | #265 | 8 | 1 in 2,081 |
| Mississippi | #267 | 9 | 1 in 2,096 |
| North Carolina | #272 | 13 | 1 in 2,551 |
| Missouri | #282 | 9 | 1 in 3,022 |
| Kentucky | #295 | 9 | 1 in 2,726 |
| Indiana | #301 | 6 | 1 in 4,174 |
| Louisiana | #313 | 8 | 1 in 2,375 |
| Oklahoma | #320 | 7 | 1 in 3,118 |
| New York | #345 | 16 | 1 in 5,946 |
| Michigan | #360 | 7 | 1 in 6,020 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
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| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Pete
- 682 spots since 2024 (#3,045 → #2,363)
- 142 spots since 2020 (#2,505 → #2,363)
- 174 spots since 2015 (#2,189 → #2,363)
- Biggest jump: 71 spots in 1884 (#245 → #174)
- Biggest drop: 153 spots in 1992 (#797 → #950)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1908 at #173 (131 births)
- Births halved by 2010, 102 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 116 yrs · run 1880–1994
- Highest: 1 in 1,178 boys born in 1908 were named Pete (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 29,450 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 14.4% of all boys named Pete (6,285) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 590 | #174 (1884) | #213 |
| 1890s | 651 | #185 (1899) | #211 |
| 1900s | 949 | #173 (1908) | #196 |
| 1910s | 4,352 | #181 (1910) | #198 |
| 1920s | 6,285 | #203 (1922) | #212 |
| 1930s | 5,529 | #204 (1935) | #219 |
| 1940s | 6,130 | #214 (1944) | #239 |
| 1950s | 5,926 | #279 (1958) | #301 |
| 1960s | 5,153 | #287 (1960) | #352 |
| 1970s | 2,854 | #424 (1970) | #484 |
| 1980s | 1,964 | #553 (1981) | #636 |
| 1990s | 1,339 | #780 (1990) | #968 |
| 2000s | 893 | #1,300 (2000) | #1,553 |
| 2010s | 599 | #2,017 (2014) | #2,247 |
| 2020s | 316 | #2,349 (2021) | #2,539 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Pete in 1929
Top girls' names in 1929
Top boys' names in 1929
More about 1929
girls
1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 186,094 of them was named Pete, which outranked 23.2% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,682Zenia7
- #3,682Zenith7
- #3,682Zenora7
- #4,053Pete6
- #4,053Aaron6
- #4,053Ader6
- #4,053Adina6
- #4,570Adabelle5
- #4,570Adelyne5
- #4,570Adonna5
Tied with 516 names at #4,053; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 1,842 of them was named Pete, which outranked 95.2% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.