Pet

PEHT /ˈpɛt/
girl 1 syllable fading

Pet is a very rare variant of Pete that was most common in the 1900s and has all but disappeared.

Pet is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1938. Pet was first reported in SSA data in 1900 and peaked in 1900 (5 births).

About the name Pet

PronunciationPEHT /ˈpɛt/

Names similar to Pet

How popular is Pet?

Girls named Pet
19001905191019151920
Girls named Pet per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1900–1938 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1938) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Boys named Pet
19001910192019301938
Boys named Pet per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1900–1938 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1938) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Pet total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19385——#3,915
19205—#5,604—
190010—#2,166#1,454