Petar vs Pete

Side-by-side comparison of Petar and Pete — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Petar

Boy name · Rank #6235

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Name B

Pete

Boy name · Rank #3036

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Metric Petar Pete
Current Rank #6235 #3036
Total Births (all years) 627 43,474
Peak Year 2006 1959
Peak Year Births 21 768
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1963 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Petar Pete
1880ss — 590
1890ss — 651
1900ss — 949
1910ss — 4,352
1920ss — 6,285
1930ss — 5,529
1940ss — 6,130
1950ss — 5,928
1960ss 32 5,153
1970ss 70 2,855
1980ss 75 1,964
1990ss 106 1,338
2000ss 143 893
2010ss 126 599
2020ss 75 258

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Petar Pete
2014 13 70
2015 17 62
2016 13 49
2017 15 56
2018 12 60
2019 15 44
2020 20 51
2021 14 58
2022 10 55
2023 17 54
2024 14 40

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1963–2024.

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