Pete
Boy name
Pete meaning
Diminutive of Peter, which means “stone, rock”
Pete at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #3,036 in 2024
Pete popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #234 | 50 |
| 1890 | #214 | 60 |
| 1900 | #182 | 116 |
| 1908 | #173 | 131 |
| 1910 | #181 | 156 |
| 1920 | #205 | 636 |
| 1930 | #222 | 578 |
| 1940 | #237 | 513 |
| 1950 | #280 | 560 |
| 1960 | #287 | 754 |
| 1970 | #424 | 374 |
| 1980 | #579 | 220 |
| 1990 | #781 | 169 |
| 2000 | #1,300 | 99 |
| 2010 | #2,069 | 65 |
| 2020 | #2,504 | 51 |
| 2024 | #3,036 | 40 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #234 | 50 |
| 1881 | #197 | 57 |
| 1882 | #210 | 60 |
| 1883 | #245 | 43 |
| 1884 | #174 | 81 |
| 1885 | #213 | 56 |
| 1886 | #231 | 54 |
| 1887 | #230 | 47 |
| 1888 | #181 | 82 |
| 1889 | #211 | 60 |
| 1890 | #214 | 60 |
| 1891 | #219 | 53 |
| 1892 | #202 | 74 |
| 1893 | #212 | 64 |
| 1894 | #205 | 68 |
| 1895 | #212 | 66 |
| 1896 | #224 | 63 |
| 1897 | #195 | 76 |
| 1898 | #239 | 53 |
| 1899 | #185 | 74 |
| 1900 | #182 | 116 |
| 1901 | #183 | 79 |
| 1902 | #207 | 75 |
| 1903 | #216 | 69 |
| 1904 | #219 | 71 |
| 1905 | #201 | 86 |
| 1906 | #219 | 80 |
| 1907 | #177 | 122 |
| 1908 | #173 | 131 |
| 1909 | #186 | 120 |
| 1910 | #181 | 156 |
| 1911 | #206 | 143 |
| 1912 | #211 | 263 |
| 1913 | #197 | 340 |
| 1914 | #194 | 432 |
| 1915 | #203 | 531 |
| 1916 | #196 | 582 |
| 1917 | #190 | 639 |
| 1918 | #201 | 638 |
| 1919 | #201 | 628 |
| 1920 | #205 | 636 |
| 1921 | #205 | 668 |
| 1922 | #203 | 644 |
| 1923 | #207 | 623 |
| 1924 | #215 | 628 |
| 1925 | #214 | 646 |
| 1926 | #212 | 643 |
| 1927 | #225 | 599 |
| 1928 | #214 | 614 |
| 1929 | #219 | 584 |
| 1930 | #222 | 578 |
| 1931 | #212 | 592 |
| 1932 | #226 | 530 |
| 1933 | #226 | 514 |
| 1934 | #205 | 602 |
| 1935 | #204 | 588 |
| 1936 | #211 | 559 |
| 1937 | #232 | 510 |
| 1938 | #234 | 513 |
| 1939 | #222 | 543 |
| 1940 | #237 | 513 |
| 1941 | #239 | 534 |
| 1942 | #239 | 561 |
| 1943 | #226 | 640 |
| 1944 | #214 | 649 |
| 1945 | #232 | 578 |
| 1946 | #228 | 683 |
| 1947 | #238 | 738 |
| 1948 | #252 | 654 |
| 1949 | #284 | 580 |
| 1950 | #280 | 560 |
| 1951 | #298 | 537 |
| 1952 | #316 | 504 |
| 1953 | #311 | 531 |
| 1954 | #328 | 495 |
| 1955 | #310 | 551 |
| 1956 | #310 | 573 |
| 1957 | #294 | 651 |
| 1958 | #279 | 758 |
| 1959 | #285 | 768 |
| 1960 | #287 | 754 |
| 1961 | #293 | 697 |
| 1962 | #313 | 629 |
| 1963 | #321 | 609 |
| 1964 | #333 | 549 |
| 1965 | #362 | 449 |
| 1966 | #388 | 388 |
| 1967 | #386 | 379 |
| 1968 | #409 | 357 |
| 1969 | #426 | 342 |
| 1970 | #424 | 374 |
| 1971 | #428 | 360 |
| 1972 | #448 | 313 |
| 1973 | #467 | 279 |
| 1974 | #488 | 268 |
| 1975 | #497 | 258 |
| 1976 | #493 | 261 |
| 1977 | #504 | 262 |
| 1978 | #579 | 211 |
| 1979 | #512 | 269 |
| 1980 | #579 | 220 |
| 1981 | #553 | 236 |
| 1982 | #594 | 209 |
| 1983 | #596 | 206 |
| 1984 | #608 | 195 |
| 1985 | #649 | 182 |
| 1986 | #655 | 186 |
| 1987 | #689 | 172 |
| 1988 | #699 | 179 |
| 1989 | #740 | 179 |
| 1990 | #781 | 169 |
| 1991 | #797 | 167 |
| 1992 | #950 | 128 |
| 1993 | #881 | 146 |
| 1994 | #968 | 130 |
| 1995 | #1,022 | 118 |
| 1996 | #990 | 126 |
| 1997 | #1,051 | 121 |
| 1998 | #1,068 | 123 |
| 1999 | #1,174 | 110 |
| 2000 | #1,300 | 99 |
| 2001 | #1,390 | 90 |
| 2002 | #1,357 | 97 |
| 2003 | #1,410 | 94 |
| 2004 | #1,542 | 86 |
| 2005 | #1,674 | 80 |
| 2006 | #1,627 | 88 |
| 2007 | #1,700 | 89 |
| 2008 | #1,719 | 88 |
| 2009 | #1,809 | 82 |
| 2010 | #2,069 | 65 |
| 2011 | #2,035 | 66 |
| 2012 | #2,104 | 64 |
| 2013 | #2,113 | 63 |
| 2014 | #2,017 | 70 |
| 2015 | #2,189 | 62 |
| 2016 | #2,550 | 49 |
| 2017 | #2,319 | 56 |
| 2018 | #2,262 | 60 |
| 2019 | #2,808 | 44 |
| 2020 | #2,504 | 51 |
| 2021 | #2,348 | 58 |
| 2022 | #2,492 | 55 |
| 2023 | #2,478 | 54 |
| 2024 | #3,036 | 40 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Pete” (revision 89959111), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Peter” (revision 92966584), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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