The baby name Pel is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /pɛl/ (rhymes with 'bell').
Pel is Basque, Dutch, English, Scandinavian, Spanish in Origin.
The baby name Pel is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /pɛl/ (rhymes with 'bell').
Pel is Basque, Dutch, English, Scandinavian, Spanish in Origin.
Pel is a rare given name, usually a clipped form of the Greek-Latin Pelagius/Pelagia or the Iberian Pelayo/Pelagio. These descend from Greek pelagos, "open sea," meaning "of the sea." The name group spread via early Christian use (e.g., Saint Pelagia; Pelagius/Pelayo of Asturias). In English, Pel also occurs as an informal short form of Pelham or Pellegrino, and it functions as a unisex byname.
Variants and cognates include Pelayo (Spanish), Pelagio (Spanish/Portuguese/Italian), Pelagius (Latin), Pelagia (Greek), Pelagija (South Slavic), and Pelageya (Russian). Related diminutives are Pelayin (Asturian) and Polya (Russian). As an independent given name, Pel appears sporadically in late 20th-21st-century records, appreciated for its crisp minimalism and maritime resonance. Pronounced "pel," it retains the sea-linked etymology while feeling contemporary and gender-neutral.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| IQ | 0 | #131 | 3 | 3,533 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2009 | #185 | 2 | 1,388 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #459 | 46 | 11,303 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #555 | 6 | 11,671 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #692 | 6 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #764 | 4 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #781 | 5 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #917 | 14 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #987 | 6 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,098 | 14 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,192 | 8 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,199 | 13 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,228 | 9 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,231 | 4 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,263 | 5 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
Pel is popular in 43 countries — most recent births per country:
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