How Many People Are Named Pele?
An estimated 100 people in the United States have the first name Pele. It is used for both genders, with 50.5% female. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Pele peaked in popularity in 1981 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pele 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 Pele paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
100
About 1 in 3,427,543 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
50.5% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1981
9 births
Total Registered
103
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pele
Pele is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (49.5%) and females (50.5%). Out of 103 total births registered, 51 were male and 52 were female.
Pele as a male name
Ranked #13,577 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 1981 (9 births)
Pele as a female name
Ranked #17,388 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 2011 (8 births)
Pele: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pele span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 38 babies were registered. Pele has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pele by Decade
How has Pele 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.
Pele by State
Pele + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pele as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pele
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pele: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pele?
We estimate approximately 100 people named Pele 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 3,427,543 Americans share this first name.
Is Pele a common name?
Pele is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 103 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pele most popular?
Pele reached peak popularity in 1981, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pele is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pele a female name?
Pele is predominantly female. 50.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pele Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pele Smith, Pele Johnson, Pele 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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