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“(God) shall add”
[ˈpe̞p] · Catalan (Northern)
01 / Meaning & origin
Pep is a masculine given name documented in Spanish and Catalan. It is a form of Josep, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “(God) shall add”.
Meaning: “(God) shall add”
Diminutif de Josep (voir le castillan Pepe).
02 / Across borders
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Spain, 2025: 1,118 male (rank 1276). Documented as a given name in Spanish, Catalan.
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03 / By the numbers
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2025 Spelling: PEP
Recorded category male
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Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística · Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | People | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,118 | 1,276 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “PEP” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Released 2026-04-23 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Spanish association football manager and player (born 1971)
Spanish association football player
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
