Petey

Boy · recorded 1965–1972

  • 1972last recorded
  • 1967best year

Most popular in 1967.

Last recorded in 1972. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Petey.

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Its story

Popularity since 1965

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 4 recorded years as a table
Petey, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19654
19675
19683
19724

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Petey isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1972
6
Rank in 1972
#4,441
How rare
1 in 270,268 boys
Since 1965
26

Petey was last recorded in 1972. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1967, at 5 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Petey doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.