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Worldwide Name Statistics

Pete

Ranked #1654 - 1 in 432,783 people
US

Most common in

United States

18k bearers

World total

18,485

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#1654

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States18k
Worldwide
~18k
rank #1654
Rarity
1 in 432,783
of people globally
Gender split
100/0
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~18k in US

About the name Pete

There are an estimated 18,485 people named Pete alive worldwide today. That ranks Pete at #1654 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Pete is held by approximately 18,485 people, ranking #1654 among first names. That works out to roughly 6 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 17,955 U.S. residents).

Historically Pete is used overwhelmingly as a male name (99.6% male).

Pete appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.6%Female 0.4%

Pete popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Pete, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

Show data table
  1. 1880: 50
  2. 1881: 57
  3. 1882: 60
  4. 1883: 43
  5. 1884: 81
  6. 1885: 56
  7. 1886: 54
  8. 1887: 47
  9. 1888: 82
  10. 1889: 60
  11. 1890: 60
  12. 1891: 53
  13. 1892: 74
  14. 1893: 64
  15. 1894: 68
  16. 1895: 66
  17. 1896: 63
  18. 1897: 76
  19. 1898: 53
  20. 1899: 74
  21. 1900: 116
  22. 1901: 79
  23. 1902: 75
  24. 1903: 69
  25. 1904: 71
  26. 1905: 86
  27. 1906: 80
  28. 1907: 122
  29. 1908: 131
  30. 1909: 120
  31. 1910: 156
  32. 1911: 143
  33. 1912: 263
  34. 1913: 340
  35. 1914: 432
  36. 1915: 531
  37. 1916: 587
  38. 1917: 644
  39. 1918: 638
  40. 1919: 634
  41. 1920: 636
  42. 1921: 675
  43. 1922: 649
  44. 1923: 628
  45. 1924: 633
  46. 1925: 651
  47. 1926: 649
  48. 1927: 607
  49. 1928: 614
  50. 1929: 590
  51. 1930: 578
  52. 1931: 597
  53. 1932: 536
  54. 1933: 521
  55. 1934: 602
  56. 1935: 588
  57. 1936: 559
  58. 1937: 510
  59. 1938: 521
  60. 1939: 543
  61. 1940: 521
  62. 1941: 534
  63. 1942: 561
  64. 1943: 640
  65. 1944: 655
  66. 1945: 578
  67. 1946: 689
  68. 1947: 737
  69. 1948: 654
  70. 1949: 580
  71. 1950: 560
  72. 1951: 537
  73. 1952: 504
  74. 1953: 531
  75. 1954: 500
  76. 1955: 556
  77. 1956: 573
  78. 1957: 651
  79. 1958: 757
  80. 1959: 767
  81. 1960: 756
  82. 1961: 695
  83. 1962: 634
  84. 1963: 609
  85. 1964: 554
  86. 1965: 449
  87. 1966: 394
  88. 1967: 384
  89. 1968: 357
  90. 1969: 342
  91. 1970: 374
  92. 1971: 367
  93. 1972: 318
  94. 1973: 284
  95. 1974: 268
  96. 1975: 258
  97. 1976: 261
  98. 1977: 271
  99. 1978: 215
  100. 1979: 269
  101. 1980: 220
  102. 1981: 236
  103. 1982: 209
  104. 1983: 206
  105. 1984: 195
  106. 1985: 182
  107. 1986: 186
  108. 1987: 172
  109. 1988: 179
  110. 1989: 179
  111. 1990: 169
  112. 1991: 167
  113. 1992: 128
  114. 1993: 147
  115. 1994: 130
  116. 1995: 118
  117. 1996: 126
  118. 1997: 121
  119. 1998: 123
  120. 1999: 110
  121. 2000: 99
  122. 2001: 90
  123. 2002: 97
  124. 2003: 94
  125. 2004: 86
  126. 2005: 80
  127. 2006: 88
  128. 2007: 89
  129. 2008: 88
  130. 2009: 82
  131. 2010: 65
  132. 2011: 66
  133. 2012: 64
  134. 2013: 63
  135. 2014: 70
  136. 2015: 62
  137. 2016: 49
  138. 2017: 56
  139. 2018: 60
  140. 2019: 44
  141. 2020: 51
  142. 2021: 58
  143. 2022: 55
  144. 2023: 54
  145. 2024: 40
  146. 2025: 58

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Pete worldwide?

There are an estimated 18,485 people named Pete alive worldwide today, ranking #1654 globally.

Is Pete a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 432,783 people. In the United States there are roughly 18,485 bearers, which is 1 in 17,955 Americans.

Is Pete a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Pete is used 99.6% male and 0.4% female.

Where does the name Pete come from?

Who are famous people named Pete?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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