How Many People Are Named Petey?
An estimated 23 people in the United States have the first name Petey. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Petey peaked in popularity in 1967 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Petey 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 Petey paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Petey is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
23
About 1 in 14,902,363 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1967
8 births
Total Registered
26
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Petey
Petey is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 26 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Petey as a male name
Ranked #4,827 in 1972
6 male births in 1972
Peak: 1967 (8 births)
Petey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Petey span from the 1960s to the 1970s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 20 babies were registered. Petey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Petey by Decade
How has Petey 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.
Petey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Petey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Petey
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Petey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Petey?
We estimate approximately 23 people named Petey 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 14,902,363 Americans share this first name.
Is Petey a common name?
Petey is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 42.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 26 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Petey most popular?
Petey reached peak popularity in 1967, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Petey is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Petey a male name?
Petey is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Petey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Petey Smith, Petey Johnson, Petey 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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