Pete is an established boys' name that peaked in 1959 and has since faded.
Pete is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,382 for boy births in the United States (and #5,130 across all names), given to 58 babies. Pete first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1959 (767 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,382 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | — | #3,084 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | — | #2,503 |
| 2022 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,508 |
| 2021 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,367 |
| 2020 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,536 |
| 2019 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,840 |
| 2018 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,277 |
| 2017 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,334 |
| 2016 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,581 |
| 2015 | 62 | 62 | — | #2,202 |
| 2014 | 70 | 70 | — | #2,038 |
| 2013 | 63 | 63 | — | #2,133 |
| 2012 | 64 | 64 | — | #2,123 |
| 2011 | 66 | 66 | — | #2,048 |
| 2010 | 65 | 65 | — | #2,088 |
| 2009 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,819 |
| 2008 | 88 | 88 | — | #1,733 |
| 2007 | 89 | 89 | — | #1,709 |
| 2006 | 88 | 88 | — | #1,636 |
| 2005 | 80 | 80 | — | #1,689 |
| 2004 | 86 | 86 | — | #1,551 |
| 2003 | 94 | 94 | — | #1,417 |
| 2002 | 97 | 97 | — | #1,370 |
| 2001 | 90 | 90 | — | #1,397 |
| 2000 | 99 | 99 | — | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 110 | 110 | — | #1,179 |
| 1998 | 123 | 123 | — | #1,071 |
| 1997 | 121 | — | — | #1,055 |
| 1996 | 126 | — | — | #995 |
| 1995 | 118 | — | — | #1,025 |
| 1994 | 130 | — | — | #969 |
| 1993 | 147 | — | — | #881 |
| 1992 | 128 | — | — | #951 |
| 1991 | 167 | — | — | #799 |
| 1990 | 169 | — | — | #782 |
| 1989 | 179 | — | — | #742 |
| 1988 | 179 | — | — | #702 |
| 1987 | 172 | — | — | #693 |
| 1986 | 186 | — | — | #657 |
| 1985 | 182 | — | — | #650 |
| 1984 | 195 | — | — | #609 |
| 1983 | 206 | — | — | #598 |
| 1982 | 209 | — | — | #594 |
| 1981 | 236 | — | — | #555 |
| 1980 | 220 | — | — | #579 |
| 1979 | 269 | — | — | #513 |
| 1978 | 215 | — | #10,946 | #583 |
| 1977 | 271 | — | #6,717 | #505 |
| 1976 | 261 | — | — | #494 |
| 1975 | 258 | — | — | #498 |
| 1974 | 268 | — | — | #490 |
| 1973 | 284 | — | #9,379 | #472 |
| 1972 | 318 | — | #9,214 | #450 |
| 1971 | 367 | — | #7,150 | #428 |
| 1970 | 374 | — | — | #424 |
| 1969 | 342 | — | — | #426 |
| 1968 | 357 | — | — | #409 |
| 1967 | 384 | — | #7,560 | #387 |
| 1966 | 394 | — | #6,369 | #387 |
| 1965 | 449 | — | — | #362 |
| 1964 | 554 | — | #7,525 | #333 |
| 1963 | 609 | — | — | #321 |
| 1962 | 634 | — | #7,313 | #314 |
| 1961 | 695 | — | — | #294 |
| 1960 | 756 | — | — | #287 |
| 1959 | 767 | — | — | #285 |
| 1958 | 757 | — | — | #279 |
| 1957 | 651 | — | — | #295 |
| 1956 | 573 | — | — | #310 |
| 1955 | 556 | — | #6,492 | #310 |
| 1954 | 500 | — | #6,403 | #328 |
| 1953 | 531 | — | — | #311 |
| 1952 | 504 | — | — | #316 |
| 1951 | 537 | — | — | #300 |
| 1950 | 560 | — | — | #280 |
| 1949 | 580 | — | — | #284 |
| 1948 | 654 | — | — | #252 |
| 1947 | 737 | — | — | #239 |
| 1946 | 689 | — | #5,529 | #228 |
| 1945 | 578 | — | — | #234 |
| 1944 | 655 | — | #4,446 | #214 |
| 1943 | 640 | — | — | #226 |
| 1942 | 561 | — | — | #239 |
| 1941 | 534 | — | — | #239 |
| 1940 | 521 | — | #3,441 | #237 |
| 1939 | 543 | — | — | #222 |
| 1938 | 521 | — | #3,395 | #235 |
| 1937 | 510 | — | — | #232 |
| 1936 | 559 | — | — | #211 |
| 1935 | 588 | — | — | #204 |
| 1934 | 602 | — | — | #205 |
| 1933 | 521 | — | #3,678 | #227 |
| 1932 | 536 | — | #4,307 | #226 |
| 1931 | 597 | — | #4,836 | #212 |
| 1930 | 578 | — | — | #223 |
| 1929 | 590 | — | #4,465 | #220 |
| 1928 | 614 | — | — | #214 |
| 1927 | 607 | — | #3,801 | #226 |
| 1926 | 649 | — | #4,720 | #212 |
| 1925 | 651 | — | #5,607 | #214 |
| 1924 | 633 | — | #5,722 | #215 |
| 1923 | 628 | — | #5,542 | #208 |
| 1922 | 649 | — | #5,623 | #203 |
| 1921 | 675 | — | #4,360 | #205 |
| 1920 | 636 | — | — | #205 |
| 1919 | 634 | — | #4,693 | #201 |
| 1918 | 638 | — | — | #201 |
| 1917 | 644 | — | #5,166 | #190 |
| 1916 | 587 | — | #4,993 | #196 |
| 1915 | 531 | — | — | #203 |
| 1914 | 432 | — | — | #194 |
| 1913 | 340 | — | — | #199 |
| 1912 | 263 | — | — | #211 |
| 1911 | 143 | — | — | #206 |
| 1910 | 156 | — | — | #181 |
| 1909 | 120 | — | — | #188 |
| 1908 | 131 | — | — | #173 |
| 1907 | 122 | — | — | #178 |
| 1906 | 80 | — | — | #221 |
| 1905 | 86 | — | — | #203 |
| 1904 | 71 | — | — | #221 |
| 1903 | 69 | — | — | #217 |
| 1902 | 75 | — | — | #207 |
| 1901 | 79 | — | — | #186 |
| 1900 | 116 | — | — | #184 |
| 1899 | 74 | — | — | #186 |
| 1898 | 53 | — | — | #242 |
| 1897 | 76 | — | — | #195 |
| 1896 | 63 | — | — | #227 |
| 1895 | 66 | — | — | #212 |
| 1894 | 68 | — | — | #206 |
| 1893 | 64 | — | — | #214 |
| 1892 | 74 | — | — | #203 |
| 1891 | 53 | — | — | #221 |
| 1890 | 60 | — | — | #214 |
| 1889 | 60 | — | — | #215 |
| 1888 | 82 | — | — | #184 |
| 1887 | 47 | — | — | #238 |
| 1886 | 54 | — | — | #231 |
| 1885 | 56 | — | — | #216 |
| 1884 | 81 | — | — | #175 |
| 1883 | 43 | — | — | #251 |
| 1882 | 60 | — | — | #211 |
| 1881 | 57 | — | — | #201 |
| 1880 | 50 | — | — | #235 |