Pete

Given to 43,700 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#2363
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
58
boys 58
Peak year
1908
131 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
43,700
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Pete was most popular in 1908, when 131 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.85 per 1,000). In 2025, 58 babies were named Pete, ranking #2363 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1908 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Pete was most popular in 1908, when 131 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.85 per 1,000). In 2025, 58 babies were named Pete, ranking #2363 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.250.50.7511880192019602000Peak 1908

Pete was most popular in 1908, when 131 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.85 per 1,000). In 2025, 58 babies were named Pete, ranking #2363 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 58 2363
2024 <5 — 40 3045
2023 <5 — 54 2480
2022 <5 — 55 2493
2021 <5 — 58 2349
2020 <5 — 51 2505
2019 <5 — 44 2808
2018 <5 — 60 2262
2017 <5 — 56 2319
2016 <5 — 49 2551
2015 <5 — 62 2189
2014 <5 — 70 2017
2013 <5 — 63 2113
2012 <5 — 64 2104
2011 <5 — 66 2035
2010 <5 — 65 2069
2009 <5 — 82 1809
2008 <5 — 88 1719
2007 <5 — 89 1700
2006 <5 — 88 1627
2005 <5 — 80 1674
2004 <5 — 86 1542
2003 <5 — 94 1410
2002 <5 — 97 1357
2001 <5 — 90 1390
2000 <5 — 99 1300
1999 <5 — 110 1174
1998 <5 — 123 1068
1997 <5 — 121 1051
1996 <5 — 126 990
1995 <5 — 118 1022
1994 <5 — 130 968
1993 <5 — 147 880
1992 <5 — 128 950
1991 <5 — 167 797
1990 <5 — 169 780
1989 <5 — 179 740
1988 <5 — 179 699
1987 <5 — 172 689
1986 <5 — 186 655
1985 <5 — 182 649
1984 <5 — 195 608
1983 <5 — 206 596
1982 <5 — 209 594
1981 <5 — 236 553
1980 <5 — 220 579
1979 <5 — 269 512
1978 5 9750 210 581
1977 9 6340 262 504
1976 <5 — 261 493
1975 <5 — 258 497
1974 <5 — 268 488
1973 5 8423 279 467
1972 5 8292 313 448
1971 7 6619 360 428
1970 <5 — 374 424
1969 <5 — 342 426
1968 <5 — 357 409
1967 5 6804 379 386
1966 6 5809 388 387
1965 <5 — 449 362
1964 5 6767 549 333
1963 <5 — 609 321
1962 5 6578 629 312
1961 <5 — 695 293
1960 <5 — 756 287
1959 <5 — 767 285
1958 <5 — 757 279
1957 <5 — 651 294
1956 <5 — 573 310
1955 5 5828 551 310
1954 5 5753 495 328
1953 <5 — 531 311
1952 <5 — 504 316
1951 <5 — 537 298
1950 <5 — 560 280
1949 <5 — 580 284
1948 <5 — 654 252
1947 <5 — 737 239
1946 5 4960 684 227
1945 <5 — 578 232
1944 6 4054 649 214
1943 <5 — 640 226
1942 <5 — 561 239
1941 <5 — 534 239
1940 8 3208 513 237
1939 <5 — 543 222
1938 8 3181 513 234
1937 <5 — 510 232
1936 <5 — 559 211
1935 <5 — 588 204
1934 <5 — 602 205
1933 7 3406 514 226
1932 6 3901 530 226
1931 5 4331 592 212
1930 <5 — 578 222
1929 6 4053 584 219
1928 <5 — 614 214
1927 8 3561 599 225
1926 6 4306 643 212
1925 5 4973 646 214
1924 5 5061 628 215
1923 5 4967 623 207
1922 5 5009 644 203
1921 7 4023 668 205
1920 <5 — 636 205
1919 6 4251 628 201
1918 <5 — 638 201
1917 5 4594 639 190
1916 5 4417 582 196
1915 <5 — 531 203
1914 <5 — 432 194
1913 <5 — 340 197
1912 <5 — 263 211
1911 <5 — 143 206
1910 <5 — 156 181
1909 <5 — 120 186
1908 <5 — 131 173
1907 <5 — 122 177
1906 <5 — 80 219
1905 <5 — 86 201
1904 <5 — 71 219
1903 <5 — 69 216
1902 <5 — 75 207
1901 <5 — 79 183
1900 <5 — 116 182
1899 <5 — 74 185
1898 <5 — 53 239
1897 <5 — 76 195
1896 <5 — 63 224
1895 <5 — 66 212
1894 <5 — 68 205
1893 <5 — 64 212
1892 <5 — 74 202
1891 <5 — 53 219
1890 <5 — 60 214
1889 <5 — 60 211
1888 <5 — 82 181
1887 <5 — 47 230
1886 <5 — 54 231
1885 <5 — 56 213
1884 <5 — 81 174
1883 <5 — 43 245
1882 <5 — 60 210
1881 <5 — 57 197
1880 <5 — 50 234

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Where Pete is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years