How Many People Are Named Pecos?
An estimated 45 people in the United States have the first name Pecos. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Pecos peaked in popularity in 2015 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pecos as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Pecos paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Pecos is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
45
About 1 in 7,616,763 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2015
9 births
Total Registered
46
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pecos
Pecos is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 46 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Pecos as a male name
Ranked #9,466 in 2021
8 male births in 2021
Peak: 2015 (9 births)
Pecos: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pecos span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 23 babies were registered. While Pecos is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Pecos by Decade
How has Pecos tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Pecos by State
Pecos + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pecos as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pecos
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pecos: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pecos?
We estimate approximately 45 people named Pecos are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,616,763 Americans share this first name.
Is Pecos a common name?
Pecos is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 52.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 46 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pecos most popular?
Pecos reached peak popularity in 2015, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pecos is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pecos a male name?
Pecos is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pecos Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pecos Smith, Pecos Johnson, Pecos Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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