—2024 rank
1959peak year
42,177babies named Pete since 1880
▼ 9%5-year trend
Pete popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Pete mean?
Short form of Peter, from Greek petros, 'rock'. Borne by the apostle Peter.
OriginGreek
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage
Names like Pete
Same era, same vibe — if you like Pete, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Petes
- Pete Seeger, musician
Spellings & variants
Petey
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