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Pete

Pete ranks #282 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 8 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #254 among boy dog names.
Pete's popularity trend

Pete's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
8
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#282
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+136
2014 → 2019
Gender split
90% male
10% female90% male

Gender split comes from 40 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Pete mean?
/piːt/1 syllable

Pete is a short form of Peter, which comes from the Greek petros, meaning "stone" or "rock." The name has been in common use as an independent nickname for centuries.

Pete is short, sturdy, and easygoing — a name that feels like it's been around forever because it has. It suits a dependable, unfussy pet who's steady company through anything.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Pete shows up

Cats named Pete per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.03%
SeattleWA, US0.02%

Cat names like Pete

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