The baby name Pere is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpɛɾə/ (Catalan) — respelled: PEH-ruh; Spanish: /ˈpeɾe/ — PEH-reh.
Pere is Catalan in Origin.
The baby name Pere is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpɛɾə/ (Catalan) — respelled: PEH-ruh; Spanish: /ˈpeɾe/ — PEH-reh.
Pere is Catalan in Origin.
Pere is the standard Catalan form of Peter (pronounced PEH-reh), from Latin Petrus, ultimately Greek Petros and Aramaic Kefa, meaning “rock” or “stone.” The name spread with Christian devotion to the Apostle Peter and has long anchored Catalan naming traditions across Catalonia, Valencia, the Balearic Islands, and Andorra.
Medieval prominence includes several kings of the Crown of Aragon: Pere II 'el Catòlic', Pere III 'el Gran', and Pere IV 'el Cerimoniós'. Catalan diminutives include Peret; related forms abroad are Peter (English), Pierre (French), Pietro/Piero (Italian), Pedro (Spanish/Portuguese), Per/Peder (Scandinavian), Petar (South Slavic), Pyotr (Russian), Petre (Romanian/Georgian), and the Basque Peru and Pello; feminine cognate: Petra. Occitan uses Pèire. The crisp, venerable Pere balances local heritage with an internationally familiar family of variants while retaining a distinctly Catalan identity.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| CM | 0 | #54 | 3 | 2,592 | |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #133 | 4,538 | 5,610 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #171 | 4 | 3,954 |
| HR | 0 | #174 | 8 | 2,081 | |
| Spain | 0 | #201 | 333 | 2,326 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #203 | 58 | 3,997 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| NG | 0 | #252 | 13 | 5,926 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #291 | 4 | 3,687 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #410 | 4 | 5,922 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #419 | 134 | 12,054 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #520 | 6 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #531 | 10 | 11,671 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #669 | 119 | 15,093 |
| LB | 0 | #685 | 6 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #723 | 236 | 16,906 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #859 | 7 | 13,765 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #904 | 17 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #917 | 9 | 15,035 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #918 | 9 | 14,506 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #926 | 18 | 14,861 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #940 | 13 | 5,697 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #946 | 38 | 5,561 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #971 | 12 | 16,355 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,001 | 9 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,089 | 40 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,144 | 9 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,154 | 23 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,161 | 18 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,171 | 13 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,452 | 20 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Pere is popular in 50 countries — most recent births per country:
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