Pendleton
Pendleton is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Pendleton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pendleton is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Pendleton
As a girl name
Pendleton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2015, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 7 Pendletons were born — ranking #13,003 that year. As of 2026, Pendleton ranks #13,458 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 13 Pendletons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Pendleton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 8 Pendletons were born — ranking #3,260 that year. As of 2026, Pendleton ranks #12,015 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 49 Pendletons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Pendleton most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- United States79%
- United Kingdom10%
- Australia5%
- New Zealand3%
- Canada3%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Pendleton
Phonetically similar names — useful when Pendleton is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Pendelton
- Pennington
- Penalty
- Pantaloon
- Pantalone
- Penticton
- Pantalon
- Pendola
- Pantaleon
- Penultima
- Paddington
- Benetton
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Pendleton
Pendleton is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 49 births in the dataset. Pendleton's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #3,260. Use the chart and map above to compare Pendleton's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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