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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Pete has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | |
First appearance
1880
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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Mexico#218 · 1 in 1,139
- Texas#261 · 1 in 1,689
- Colorado#269 · 1 in 2,419
- Oklahoma#390 · 1 in 4,269
- California#394 · 1 in 3,824
Best ever in a state: #16 in New Mexico, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #218 | 9 | 1 in 1,139 |
| Texas | #261 | 73 | 1 in 1,689 |
| Colorado | #269 | 9 | 1 in 2,419 |
| Oklahoma | #390 | 5 | 1 in 4,269 |
| California | #394 | 47 | 1 in 3,824 |
| Arizona | #399 | 6 | 1 in 3,488 |
| Indiana | #416 | 7 | 1 in 5,866 |
| North Carolina | #422 | 8 | 1 in 4,695 |
| Washington | #428 | 6 | 1 in 4,940 |
| Virginia | #505 | 5 | 1 in 6,654 |
| Georgia | #545 | 6 | 1 in 6,548 |
| Michigan | #576 | 7 | 1 in 9,576 |
| Illinois | #593 | 10 | 1 in 8,375 |
| Ohio | #618 | 6 | 1 in 13,399 |
| New York | #620 | 12 | 1 in 9,251 |
| Louisiana | #627 | 5 | 1 in 6,979 |
| Florida | #734 | 5 | 1 in 10,948 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · boys
28 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1908 at #173 (131 births)
- Births halved by 2010, 102 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 116 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 116 yrs · run 1880–1994
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,178
- 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%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 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 1979
boys
#512
269 births · 1 in 6,400 boys
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 6,400 of them was named Pete, which outranked 92.8% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).