Pete vs Petros

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

Name A

Pete

Boy name · Rank #3036

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Name B

Petros

Boy name · Rank #5705

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Metric Pete Petros
Current Rank #3036 #5705
Total Births (all years) 43,474 706
Peak Year 1959 2007
Peak Year Births 768 20
Peak Decade 1920ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1964

Births by Decade

Decade Pete Petros
1880ss 590 —
1890ss 651 —
1900ss 949 —
1910ss 4,352 —
1920ss 6,285 —
1930ss 5,529 —
1940ss 6,130 —
1950ss 5,928 —
1960ss 5,153 20
1970ss 2,855 115
1980ss 1,964 116
1990ss 1,338 138
2000ss 893 136
2010ss 599 123
2020ss 258 58

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pete Petros
2014 70 11
2015 62 18
2016 49 7
2017 56 15
2018 60 11
2019 44 15
2020 51 12
2021 58 9
2022 55 8
2023 54 13
2024 40 16

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, 1880–2024.

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