Total births
57
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.
- 57
- total births
- 1979–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
57 boys have been named Pecos since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pecos has been recorded 57 times among boys since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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.
- 57 total births
- 1979–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
57 boys have been named Pecos since 1979, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 57
- total births
- 1979–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Pecos was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
11 babies were named Pecos in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2025
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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% |
Texas share of Pecos's total US births 22.8%
13 of 57 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Pecos? ▼
Since 1979, Social Security records show 57 babies named Pecos. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 11 births.
When was Pecos most popular? ▼
Pecos was most popular in the 2020s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Pecos most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Pecos are Texas (13 births).
How long has the name Pecos been used? ▼
Pecos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 47 years of data through 2025.
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
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Pecos: Baby Name Since 1979 - 57 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/pecos. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.