Petr vs Pete

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

Name A

Petr

Boy name

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Name B

Pete

Boy name · Rank #3036

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Metric Petr Pete
Current Rank Unranked #3036
Total Births (all years) 109 43,474
Peak Year 2014 1959
Peak Year Births 12 768
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1975 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Petr Pete
1880ss — 590
1890ss — 651
1900ss — 949
1910ss — 4,352
1920ss — 6,285
1930ss — 5,529
1940ss — 6,130
1950ss — 5,928
1960ss — 5,153
1970ss 5 2,855
1980ss — 1,964
1990ss 12 1,338
2000ss 48 893
2010ss 44 599
2020ss — 258

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Petr Pete
2014 12 70
2015 — 62
2016 6 49
2017 5 56
2018 6 60
2019 5 44
2020 — 51
2021 — 58
2022 — 55
2023 — 54
2024 — 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, 1975–2019.

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