Pele
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Hawaiian
Pele is a boys' name of Hawaiian origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Pele mean?
Hawaiian
A female given name from Hawaiian.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Pele a girl's or a boy's name?
Pele is a boys' name.
How popular is Pele in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Pele in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Pele in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
Names like Pele
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luke, Jake, Jack, James, William, Charles, Jamie, Thomas, Lewis, Nathan, Joseph, John
More Hawaiian names
Kai, Leilani, Koa, Kailani, Kalani, Nalani, Makai, Keanu, Koah, Meilani, Kailany, Leilany, Laylani, Kaleo, Lani, Luana
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Pele: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/pele, updated 20 October 2026.