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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Pele

Used in both girl and boy records

Pele appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Pele by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDPele as a girl’s nameUS records 1973–2019
#28951girl rank2011peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDPele as a boy’s nameUS records 1975–2021
#19052boy rank1981peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Pele in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl20118 uses#841919731973–20198 listed years
Boy19819 uses#415219811975–20148 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.