Boys' name · since 1979
Pecos
Pecos has 57 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,284 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,347 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 57
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
Pecos currently ranks #7347 among boys' names in America, with 57 babies recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pecos has been recorded 57 times among boys since 1979, currently ranked #7347 nationally and more common than 47% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #21,284 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,347 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 57 born since 1979
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pecos ranks #21,284 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,347 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 57 born since 1979, peaking in the 2020s.
- #21,284 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,347 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 57
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
Pecos's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Pecos compares
57 18th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Pecos's all-time total is 85% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pecos | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 57 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pecos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pecos's full recorded timeline at 2017, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pecos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Pecos by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (24 births, 42% of the file).
2020s was Pecos's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Pecos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 24 births (42% of all-time use).
Pecos by state
Where Pecos concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 13 | 22.8% |
13 of 57 births nationwide.
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What to do with Pecos's data
- Texas records the most Pecoss (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Pecos
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Pecos
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pecos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Pecos draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.