How Many People Are Named Pele?
people named Pele are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,417,848 people in the US has this name
Based on 103 babies named Pele in Social Security records from 1973 to 2021, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
9 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Meaning unknown. This was the name of the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire who is said to live in Kilauea.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Pele, 51.4% were girls and 48.6% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Pele alive today is about 25 years old, and 63% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 43 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Pele first appears in the records in 1973 and was given most often in 1981, to 9 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2021.
Babies given the name each year, 1973 to 2021
🏆 Rank History
Pele has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #9,375, in 1973. Among boys, its best rank was #4,400, in 1981.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #9,375 (1973) | #4,400 (1981) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #19,370 in the 2010s | #8,751 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Pele alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Pele were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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