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 #6260

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Name B

Pete

Boy name · Rank #3045

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Metric Petar Pete
Current Rank #6260 #3045
Total Births (all years) 641 43,530
Peak Year 2006 1959
Peak Year Births 21 767
Peak Decade 2000s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1963 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Petar Pete
1880s - 590
1890s - 651
1900s - 949
1910s - 4,352
1920s - 6,285
1930s - 5,529
1940s - 6,130
1950s - 5,926
1960s 32 5,153
1970s 70 2,854
1980s 75 1,964
1990s 106 1,339
2000s 143 893
2010s 126 599
2020s 89 316

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
2025 14 58

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, 1963–2025.

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