Pele Popularity by Year
Follow Pele across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Pele birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Boys | 5 | #12,146 | Down 1,429 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 5 | #15,539 | Down 3,075 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 7 | #12,464 | Up 1,019 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 6 | #10,717 | Up 1,514 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 7 | #13,483 | Down 1,330 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 8 | #12,153 | Up 1,771 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 5 | #12,231 | Down 3,431 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 7 | #13,924 | Down 914 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 7 | #13,010 | Up 585 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 6 | #13,595 | Down 5,172 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 5 | #8,800 | Down 2,562 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 5 | #6,238 | Up 147 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 5 | #6,385 | Down 2,232 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 9 | #4,153 | Up 906 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 6 | #5,059 | Up 405 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 5 | #5,464 | — |
| 1973 | Girls | 5 | #8,423 | — |