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Pete

“Variant of Peter — Stone, rock” — Ancient Greek, via Latin origin

Boy's name · #2363 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Pete has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #173 (1908) · 43,530 babies named Pete all-time · 1 in 33,000 boys born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Petes

• Pete Seeger — American folk singer (1919–2014)
• Pete Sampras — American tennis player (born 1971)
• Pete Buttigieg — American politician (born 1982)
• Pete Conrad — American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–1999)
• Pete Best — British musician, former member of the Beatles

In stories & tradition

• Pete — Kingdom Hearts · Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
• Pete Ross — Smallville · Superboy
• Pete "Maverick" Mitchell — Top Gun

What Petes become

Among 1,371 notable people named Pete:

Athletes appear 2.46× more often than among typical names — e.g. Pete Sampras, American tennis player (born 1971).

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