Pete Name Popularity

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How popular is Pete?

In 2018 the rare name Pete, ranked the 2,286th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Pete is currently less popular.

Position 173, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1908.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1959 with 767 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Pete was 43 in 1883.

Pete, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1896-1900, 1904-1908, 1909-1916, 1940-1943, and 1954-1958, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2007-2010, and 2013-2016.

The popularity trend for Pete has steadily decreased for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Pete for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Pete?

Pete's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Pete is quite distinctive and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Pete has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Pete (Girl)		Pete (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	59	2,286
2017		< 5	--	56	2,329
2016		< 5	--	49	2,576
2015		< 5	--	62	2,201
2014		< 5	--	69	2,052
2013		< 5	--	63	2,132
2012		< 5	--	64	2,123
2011		< 5	--	66	2,046
2010		< 5	--	65	2,088
2009		< 5	--	82	1,818
2008		< 5	--	88	1,732
2007		< 5	--	88	1,716
2006		< 5	--	87	1,653
2005		< 5	--	80	1,689
2004		< 5	--	86	1,551
2003		< 5	--	94	1,416
2002		< 5	--	97	1,368
2001		< 5	--	90	1,397
2000		< 5	--	99	1,307
1999		< 5	--	110	1,179
1998		< 5	--	123	1,071
1997		< 5	--	121	1,054
1996		< 5	--	126	995
1995		< 5	--	118	1,025
1994		< 5	--	130	969
1993		< 5	--	146	882
1992		< 5	--	128	951
1991		< 5	--	167	798
1990		< 5	--	169	782
1989		< 5	--	179	742
1988		< 5	--	179	700
1987		< 5	--	172	693
1986		< 5	--	187	654
1985		< 5	--	181	652
1984		< 5	--	195	609
1983		< 5	--	205	599
1982		< 5	--	208	597
1981		< 5	--	236	556
1980		< 5	--	220	579
1979		< 5	--	268	515
1978		5	10,946	210	582
1977		9	6,715	262	506
1976		< 5	--	261	494
1975		< 5	--	259	497
1974		< 5	--	268	490
1973		5	9,376	279	472
1972		5	9,212	313	450
1971		7	7,151	360	428
1970		< 5	--	374	424
1969		< 5	--	342	426
1968		< 5	--	356	409
1967		5	7,558	379	387
1966		6	6,365	389	387
1965		< 5	--	449	362
1964		5	7,523	549	333
1963		< 5	--	609	321
1962		5	7,313	630	312
1961		< 5	--	700	293
1960		< 5	--	755	288
1959		< 5	--	767	285
1958		< 5	--	757	279
1957		< 5	--	650	294
1956		< 5	--	574	309
1955		5	6,490	551	310
1954		5	6,398	494	329
1953		< 5	--	531	311
1952		< 5	--	504	316
1951		< 5	--	536	301
1950		< 5	--	561	280
1949		< 5	--	580	284
1948		< 5	--	654	252
1947		< 5	--	738	238
1946		5	5,529	683	228
1945		< 5	--	578	234
1944		6	4,448	649	214
1943		< 5	--	640	226
1942		< 5	--	561	239
1941		< 5	--	534	239
1940		8	3,441	513	237
1939		< 5	--	544	222
1938		8	3,395	513	235
1937		< 5	--	510	232
1936		< 5	--	559	211
1935		< 5	--	588	204
1934		< 5	--	602	205
1933		7	3,675	513	227
1932		6	4,309	530	226
1931		5	4,836	591	212
1930		< 5	--	578	223
1929		6	4,464	584	219
1928		< 5	--	614	214
1927		8	3,801	599	226
1926		6	4,721	642	213
1925		5	5,607	647	214
1924		5	5,721	628	216
1923		5	5,542	623	208
1922		5	5,623	644	203
1921		7	4,360	668	205
1920		< 5	--	636	205
1919		6	4,693	628	201
1918		< 5	--	638	201
1917		5	5,167	639	190
1916		5	4,994	582	196
1915		< 5	--	531	203
1914		< 5	--	432	194
1913		< 5	--	340	199
1912		< 5	--	263	211
1911		< 5	--	143	206
1910		< 5	--	156	181
1909		< 5	--	120	188
1908		< 5	--	131	173
1907		< 5	--	122	178
1906		< 5	--	80	221
1905		< 5	--	86	203
1904		< 5	--	71	221
1903		< 5	--	69	217
1902		< 5	--	75	207
1901		< 5	--	79	186
1900		< 5	--	116	184
1899		< 5	--	74	186
1898		< 5	--	53	242
1897		< 5	--	76	195
1896		< 5	--	63	227
1895		< 5	--	66	213
1894		< 5	--	68	206
1893		< 5	--	64	214
1892		< 5	--	74	203
1891		< 5	--	53	221
1890		< 5	--	60	214
1889		< 5	--	60	215
1888		< 5	--	82	184
1887		< 5	--	47	238
1886		< 5	--	54	231
1885		< 5	--	56	216
1884		< 5	--	81	175
1883		< 5	--	43	251
1882		< 5	--	60	211
1881		< 5	--	57	201
1880		< 5	--	50	235

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.