Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Pete

#543 most common boys' name of all time · #1,199 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#543
Rank overall
#1,199 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
43,700
Since 2016
525
Peak year
1959 #285
Best rank
#174 1908
Girls Boys peak 767/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Pete is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 58 58 #2,364
2024 40 40 #3,045
2023 54 54 #2,481
2022 55 55 #2,493
2021 58 58 #2,349
2020 51 51 #2,505
2019 44 44 #2,810
2018 60 60 #2,262
2017 56 56 #2,320
2016 49 49 #2,551
2015 62 62 #2,189
2014 70 70 #2,019
2013 63 63 #2,114
2012 64 64 #2,104
2011 66 66 #2,035
2010 65 65 #2,070
2009 82 82 #1,809
2008 88 88 #1,720
2007 89 89 #1,700
2006 88 88 #1,627
2005 80 80 #1,675
2004 86 86 #1,542
2003 94 94 #1,410
2002 97 97 #1,360
2001 90 90 #1,392
2000 99 99 #1,302
1999 110 110 #1,174
1998 123 123 #1,070
1997 121 121 #1,051
1996 126 126 #991
1995 118 118 #1,023
1994 130 130 #968
1993 147 147 #881
1992 128 128 #950
1991 167 167 #797
1990 169 169 #780
1989 179 179 #740
1988 179 179 #699
1987 172 172 #690
1986 186 186 #655
1985 182 182 #649
1984 195 195 #608
1983 206 206 #596
1982 209 209 #594
1981 236 236 #554
1980 220 220 #579
1979 269 269 #513
1978 5 210 215 #581
1977 9 262 271 #505
1976 261 261 #493
1975 258 258 #497
1974 268 268 #488
1973 5 279 284 #468
1972 5 313 318 #449
1971 7 360 367 #428
1970 374 374 #424
1969 342 342 #426
1968 357 357 #409
1967 5 379 384 #387
1966 6 388 394 #388
1965 449 449 #362
1964 5 549 554 #333
1963 609 609 #321
1962 5 629 634 #313
1961 695 695 #294
1960 756 756 #287
1959 767 767 #285
1958 757 757 #279
1957 651 651 #294
1956 573 573 #310
1955 5 551 556 #310
1954 5 495 500 #328
1953 531 531 #311
1952 504 504 #316
1951 537 537 #300
1950 560 560 #280
1949 580 580 #284
1948 654 654 #252
1947 737 737 #239
1946 5 684 689 #227
1945 578 578 #233
1944 6 649 655 #214
1943 640 640 #226
1942 561 561 #239
1941 534 534 #239
1940 8 513 521 #237
1939 543 543 #222
1938 8 513 521 #235
1937 510 510 #232
1936 559 559 #211
1935 588 588 #204
1934 602 602 #205
1933 7 514 521 #226
1932 6 530 536 #226
1931 5 592 597 #212
1930 578 578 #222
1929 6 584 590 #219
1928 614 614 #214
1927 8 599 607 #225
1926 6 643 649 #212
1925 5 646 651 #214
1924 5 628 633 #215
1923 5 623 628 #207
1922 5 644 649 #203
1921 7 668 675 #205
1920 636 636 #205
1919 6 628 634 #201
1918 638 638 #201
1917 5 639 644 #190
1916 5 582 587 #196
1915 531 531 #203
1914 432 432 #194
1913 340 340 #199
1912 263 263 #211
1911 143 143 #206
1910 156 156 #181
1909 120 120 #187
1908 131 131 #174
1907 122 122 #178
1906 80 80 #219
1905 86 86 #203
1904 71 71 #222
1903 69 69 #218
1902 75 75 #207
1901 79 79 #186
1900 116 116 #184
1899 74 74 #186
1898 53 53 #239
1897 76 76 #195
1896 63 63 #227
1895 66 66 #212
1894 68 68 #206
1893 64 64 #212
1892 74 74 #203
1891 53 53 #221
1890 60 60 #215
1889 60 60 #214
1888 82 82 #184
1887 47 47 #235
1886 54 54 #231
1885 56 56 #214
1884 81 81 #175
1883 43 43 #250
1882 60 60 #211
1881 57 57 #201
1880 50 50 #235