Petros vs Pete

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

Name A

Petros

Boy name · Rank #5705

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Name B

Pete

Boy name · Rank #3036

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Petros Pete
2014 11 70
2015 18 62
2016 7 49
2017 15 56
2018 11 60
2019 15 44
2020 12 51
2021 9 58
2022 8 55
2023 13 54
2024 16 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, 1964–2024.

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