boy's name

Pepe

  • Origin Spanish
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 190

Pepe is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2002 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Pepe is a name of Spanish origin.
  • Peaked in 1962, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1957.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Pepe over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2002, not a full ten years.

63
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Pepe by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 11
1960s 55
1970s 63
1980s 8
1990s 7
2000s (to 2002) 11

How popular is Pepe?

In 2002, Pepe was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Pepe is used

France #1,775 5 in 1971
England & Wales #3,622 5 in 2012
United States #11,085 5 in 2002

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Pepe

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Pepe also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Pepe over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Pepe

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Pepe — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Pepe

How popular is the name Pepe?

In 2002, Pepe was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Pepe a girl's or a boy's name?

Pepe is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Pepe?

Pepe has 2 syllables.

When was Pepe most popular?

Pepe peaked in 1962, when 11 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.