Pete has been given to about 43,700 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.
Its best year was 1959, when 767 babies were given the name, ranking 285th. The typical living American called Pete is about 67 years old today. It is relatively most common in Tennessee, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.