Is Pete a boy or girl name?
Pete is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 40 boys were named Pete, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 43,644 US babies named Pete were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,076
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Pete since 1880
- 43,644
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 768 babies
Boys and girls named Pete, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 590 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 651 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 949 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 4,352 | 16 | 0.4% |
| 1920s | 6,285 | 47 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 5,529 | 26 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 6,130 | 19 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 5,928 | 10 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 5,153 | 21 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 2,855 | 31 | 1.1% |
| 1980s | 1,964 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,338 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 893 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 599 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 258 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40 | #3,076 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 54 | #2,501 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 55 | #2,508 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 58 | #2,367 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 51 | #2,536 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 44 | #2,837 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 60 | #2,277 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 56 | #2,333 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 49 | #2,581 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 62 | #2,202 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 70 | #2,038 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 63 | #2,133 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 64 | #2,123 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 66 | #2,048 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 65 | #2,088 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 82 | #1,818 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 88 | #1,733 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 89 | #1,709 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 88 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 80 | #1,689 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 86 | #1,551 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 94 | #1,417 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 97 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 90 | #1,397 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 99 | #1,308 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 110 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 123 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 121 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 126 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 118 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 130 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 146 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 128 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 167 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 169 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 179 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 179 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 172 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 186 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 182 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 195 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 206 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 209 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 236 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 220 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 269 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 211 | #580 | 5 | #10,946 |
| 1977 | 262 | #505 | 9 | #6,717 |
| 1976 | 261 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 258 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 268 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 279 | #472 | 5 | #9,378 |
| 1972 | 313 | #450 | 5 | #9,214 |
| 1971 | 360 | #428 | 7 | #7,151 |
| 1970 | 374 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 342 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 357 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 379 | #387 | 5 | #7,559 |
| 1966 | 388 | #388 | 6 | #6,368 |
| 1965 | 449 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 549 | #333 | 5 | #7,526 |
| 1963 | 609 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 629 | #314 | 5 | #7,313 |
| 1961 | 697 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 754 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 768 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 758 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 651 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 573 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 551 | #310 | 5 | #6,492 |
| 1954 | 495 | #328 | 5 | #6,403 |
| 1953 | 531 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 504 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 537 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 560 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 580 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 654 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 738 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 683 | #229 | 5 | #5,529 |
| 1945 | 578 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 649 | #214 | 6 | #4,446 |
| 1943 | 640 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 561 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 534 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 513 | #237 | 8 | #3,441 |
| 1939 | 543 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 513 | #235 | 8 | #3,395 |
| 1937 | 510 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 559 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 588 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 602 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 514 | #227 | 7 | #3,678 |
| 1932 | 530 | #226 | 6 | #4,307 |
| 1931 | 592 | #212 | 5 | #4,836 |
| 1930 | 578 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 584 | #220 | 6 | #4,465 |
| 1928 | 614 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 599 | #226 | 8 | #3,801 |
| 1926 | 643 | #212 | 6 | #4,720 |
| 1925 | 646 | #214 | 5 | #5,607 |
| 1924 | 628 | #215 | 5 | #5,722 |
| 1923 | 623 | #208 | 5 | #5,542 |
| 1922 | 644 | #203 | 5 | #5,623 |
| 1921 | 668 | #205 | 7 | #4,360 |
| 1920 | 636 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 628 | #201 | 6 | #4,693 |
| 1918 | 638 | #201 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 639 | #190 | 5 | #5,166 |
| 1916 | 582 | #196 | 5 | #4,993 |
| 1915 | 531 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 432 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 340 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 263 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 143 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 156 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 120 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 131 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 122 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 80 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 86 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 71 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 69 | #217 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 75 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 79 | #186 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 116 | #184 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 74 | #186 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 53 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 76 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 63 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 66 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 68 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 64 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 74 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 53 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 60 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 60 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 82 | #184 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 47 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 54 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 56 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 81 | #175 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 43 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 60 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 57 | #201 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 50 | #235 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Pete reached #173 in 1908. As a girl name, it reached #3,395 in 1938. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Pete
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.