Pete

Boy · PEET · Greek

Pete is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “rock, stone”. In 2025 it ranked 2,363rd for boys in the US (58 babies).

What does Pete mean?

Greek: short form of Peter

“rock, stone”

Short for Peter, the name Jesus gave the apostle Simon, from Greek petros 'stone'.

Say it: PEET

Is Pete a girl's or a boy's name?

Pete is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 58 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Pete 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 6 boys.

1996Busiest: 6 in 20062020

Pete in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2020	1	#6,143
2019	3	#4,913
2018	0	–
2017	0	–
2016	3	#5,015
2015	1	#6,220
2014	3	#4,829
2013	1	#6,198
2012	3	#4,999
2011	0	–
2010	0	–
2009	5	#3,395
2008	0	–
2007	5	#3,231
2006	6	#2,645
2005	0	–
2004	5	#2,691
2003	5	#2,574
2002	0	–
2001	0	–
2000	0	–
1999	0	–
1998	0	–
1997	3	#2,979
1996	4	#2,442

How popular is Pete in the US?

Rank in 2025: #2,363among boys
Babies in 2025: 58about 1 in 29,000 boys
Five-year trend: Steadydown 2% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 58 boys in the US were named Pete, making it the 2,363rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,504th. Its busiest year was 1959, with 767 boys.

Half of all the boys named Pete in the US since 1880 were born between 1926 and 1963, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 767 in 19592025

Pete in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	58	#2,363
2024	40	#3,044
2023	54	#2,479
2022	55	#2,492
2021	58	#2,348
2020	51	#2,504
2019	44	#2,807
2018	60	#2,261
2017	56	#2,318
2016	49	#2,550
2015	62	#2,189
2014	70	#2,016
2013	63	#2,112
2012	64	#2,103
2011	66	#2,034
2010	65	#2,068
2009	82	#1,808
2008	88	#1,719
2007	89	#1,700
2006	88	#1,627
2005	80	#1,671
2004	86	#1,539
2003	94	#1,408
2002	97	#1,354
2001	90	#1,386
2000	99	#1,297
1999	110	#1,172
1998	123	#1,065
1997	121	#1,049
1996	126	#988
1995	118	#1,019
1994	130	#964
1993	147	#878
1992	128	#947
1991	167	#793
1990	169	#776
1989	179	#737
1988	179	#699
1987	172	#689
1986	186	#655
1985	182	#649
1984	195	#608
1983	206	#596
1982	209	#594
1981	236	#553
1980	220	#579
1979	269	#512
1978	210	#581
1977	262	#504
1976	261	#493
1975	258	#497
1974	268	#488
1973	279	#467
1972	313	#448
1971	360	#428
1970	374	#424
1969	342	#426
1968	357	#409
1967	379	#386
1966	388	#387
1965	449	#362
1964	549	#333
1963	609	#321
1962	629	#312
1961	695	#293
1960	756	#287
1959	767	#285
1958	757	#279
1957	651	#294
1956	573	#310
1955	551	#310
1954	495	#327
1953	531	#311
1952	504	#316
1951	537	#298
1950	560	#280
1949	580	#284
1948	654	#252
1947	737	#239
1946	684	#227
1945	578	#232
1944	649	#214
1943	640	#226
1942	561	#239
1941	534	#239
1940	513	#237
1939	543	#222
1938	513	#234
1937	510	#232
1936	559	#211
1935	588	#204
1934	602	#205
1933	514	#226
1932	530	#226
1931	592	#212
1930	578	#222
1929	584	#219
1928	614	#214
1927	599	#225
1926	643	#212
1925	646	#214
1924	628	#215
1923	623	#207
1922	644	#203
1921	668	#205
1920	636	#205
1919	628	#201
1918	638	#201
1917	639	#190
1916	582	#196
1915	531	#203
1914	432	#194
1913	340	#197
1912	263	#211
1911	143	#206
1910	156	#181
1909	120	#186
1908	131	#173
1907	122	#177
1906	80	#219
1905	86	#201
1904	71	#219
1903	69	#216
1902	75	#207
1901	79	#183
1900	116	#182
1899	74	#185
1898	53	#239
1897	76	#195
1896	63	#224
1895	66	#212
1894	68	#205
1893	64	#212
1892	74	#202
1891	53	#219
1890	60	#214
1889	60	#211
1888	82	#181
1887	47	#230
1886	54	#231
1885	56	#213
1884	81	#174
1883	43	#245
1882	60	#210
1881	57	#197
1880	50	#234

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