Peter
Last seen for girls in 2022 at #13,592 · #187 for boys in 2025, 1,954 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 496 births
- Debut · boys
- 496 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 117 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 589,588since 1880
Peter over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #187 | 1,954 | |
| 2024 | — | #192 | 1,899 | |
| 2023 | — | #210 | 1,750 | |
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | #213 | 1,773 |
| 2021 | — | #215 | 1,785 | |
| 2020 | — | #215 | 1,762 | |
| 2019 | — | #212 | 1,821 | |
| 2018 | — | #211 | 1,826 | |
| 2017 | — | #213 | 1,793 | |
| 2016 | — | #207 | 1,927 | |
| 2015 | — | #205 | 1,939 | |
| 2014 | — | #204 | 1,923 | |
| 2013 | — | #206 | 1,854 | |
| 2012 | — | #204 | 1,869 | |
| 2011 | — | #197 | 1,838 | |
| 2010 | — | #193 | 1,935 | |
| 2009 | — | #190 | 2,009 | |
| 2008 | — | #181 | 2,186 | |
| 2007 | — | #177 | 2,340 | |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #167 | 2,481 |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #161 | 2,555 |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | #143 | 2,790 |
| 2003 | — | #146 | 2,804 | |
| 2002 | — | #134 | 2,873 | |
| 2001 | — | #133 | 2,950 | |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #125 | 3,148 |
| 1999 | — | #105 | 3,439 | |
| 1998 | — | #111 | 3,388 | |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | #102 | 3,829 |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #95 | 4,082 |
| 1995 | #5,958 | 15 | #89 | 4,112 |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | #87 | 4,225 |
| 1993 | #8,719 | 9 | #82 | 4,538 |
| 1992 | #5,267 | 18 | #81 | 4,598 |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | #77 | 4,959 |
| 1990 | #4,523 | 21 | #74 | 5,224 |
| 1989 | #4,358 | 21 | #66 | 5,411 |
| 1988 | #3,306 | 29 | #64 | 5,425 |
| 1987 | #2,915 | 33 | #64 | 5,553 |
| 1986 | #2,300 | 44 | #60 | 5,797 |
| 1985 | #3,008 | 30 | #60 | 5,671 |
| 1984 | #2,266 | 43 | #60 | 5,633 |
| 1983 | #2,475 | 37 | #59 | 5,482 |
| 1982 | #2,369 | 41 | #57 | 5,777 |
| 1981 | #2,723 | 33 | #55 | 5,997 |
| 1980 | #2,154 | 47 | #55 | 5,967 |
| 1979 | #2,430 | 38 | #53 | 6,079 |
| 1978 | #2,431 | 36 | #54 | 5,872 |
| 1977 | #2,557 | 33 | #55 | 5,821 |
| 1976 | #2,387 | 34 | #54 | 5,445 |
| 1975 | #3,155 | 22 | #54 | 5,698 |
| 1974 | #2,433 | 31 | #50 | 5,940 |
| 1973 | #2,689 | 26 | #52 | 5,913 |
| 1972 | #2,398 | 30 | #48 | 6,471 |
| 1971 | #2,107 | 39 | #47 | 7,025 |
| 1970 | #2,043 | 40 | #44 | 8,056 |
| 1969 | #2,102 | 36 | #43 | 7,832 |
| 1968 | #2,205 | 30 | #39 | 8,122 |
| 1967 | #2,492 | 24 | #39 | 8,311 |
| 1966 | #2,022 | 33 | #39 | 8,584 |
| 1965 | #2,744 | 20 | #39 | 9,395 |
| 1964 | #3,244 | 16 | #39 | 9,911 |
| 1963 | #2,543 | 23 | #40 | 9,614 |
| 1962 | #3,161 | 16 | #43 | 9,585 |
| 1961 | #1,838 | 39 | #42 | 10,349 |
| 1960 | #2,061 | 31 | #42 | 10,715 |
| 1959 | #2,191 | 27 | #40 | 11,289 |
| 1958 | #2,581 | 20 | #41 | 10,757 |
| 1957 | #2,218 | 25 | #37 | 11,603 |
| 1956 | #2,622 | 19 | #37 | 11,334 |
| 1955 | #2,553 | 19 | #35 | 11,003 |
| 1954 | #2,592 | 18 | #37 | 10,085 |
| 1953 | #2,173 | 23 | #38 | 9,729 |
| 1952 | #3,040 | 13 | #36 | 9,586 |
| 1951 | #2,810 | 14 | #38 | 8,999 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #37 | 8,362 |
| 1949 | #2,514 | 16 | #38 | 8,266 |
| 1948 | #2,126 | 21 | #37 | 8,048 |
| 1947 | #2,279 | 19 | #36 | 8,590 |
| 1946 | #2,482 | 15 | #38 | 7,483 |
| 1945 | #1,795 | 22 | #38 | 6,483 |
| 1944 | #1,808 | 22 | #40 | 6,340 |
| 1943 | #2,151 | 17 | #39 | 6,877 |
| 1942 | #2,046 | 18 | #39 | 6,587 |
| 1941 | #2,397 | 13 | #44 | 5,607 |
| 1940 | #1,792 | 20 | #43 | 5,049 |
| 1939 | #2,592 | 11 | #46 | 4,639 |
| 1938 | #2,021 | 16 | #48 | 4,293 |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | #52 | 3,809 |
| 1936 | #2,263 | 13 | #56 | 3,714 |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 | #59 | 3,422 |
| 1934 | #1,556 | 23 | #61 | 3,290 |
| 1933 | #1,970 | 16 | #60 | 3,137 |
| 1932 | #1,634 | 22 | #62 | 3,130 |
| 1931 | #2,024 | 16 | #61 | 3,122 |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 | #56 | 3,266 |
| 1929 | #1,555 | 25 | #55 | 3,216 |
| 1928 | #1,469 | 29 | #56 | 3,299 |
| 1927 | #1,619 | 26 | #59 | 3,301 |
| 1926 | #1,997 | 19 | #58 | 3,358 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | #60 | 3,373 |
| 1924 | #2,212 | 17 | #59 | 3,520 |
| 1923 | #2,091 | 18 | #58 | 3,409 |
| 1922 | #1,730 | 24 | #57 | 3,545 |
| 1921 | #2,282 | 16 | #57 | 3,548 |
| 1920 | #2,172 | 17 | #57 | 3,497 |
| 1919 | #2,156 | 16 | #57 | 3,375 |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | #53 | 3,711 |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 | #50 | 3,464 |
| 1916 | #2,368 | 13 | #50 | 3,370 |
| 1915 | #1,672 | 20 | #48 | 3,302 |
| 1914 | #2,009 | 12 | #48 | 2,624 |
| 1913 | #2,164 | 9 | #51 | 1,934 |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #48 | 1,679 |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #50 | 845 |
| 1910 | — | #56 | 631 | |
| 1909 | — | #56 | 539 | |
| 1908 | — | #53 | 541 | |
| 1907 | — | #61 | 473 | |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | #59 | 427 |
| 1905 | — | #62 | 409 | |
| 1904 | — | #62 | 395 | |
| 1903 | — | #58 | 372 | |
| 1902 | — | #51 | 433 | |
| 1901 | — | #56 | 343 | |
| 1900 | — | #58 | 443 | |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | #53 | 354 |
| 1898 | — | #54 | 409 | |
| 1897 | — | #51 | 397 | |
| 1896 | — | #52 | 402 | |
| 1895 | — | #53 | 412 | |
| 1894 | — | #55 | 391 | |
| 1893 | — | #53 | 392 | |
| 1892 | — | #45 | 465 | |
| 1891 | — | #45 | 396 | |
| 1890 | — | #43 | 410 | |
| 1889 | — | #45 | 425 | |
| 1888 | — | #41 | 498 | |
| 1887 | #1,036 | 6 | #43 | 421 |
| 1886 | — | #42 | 437 | |
| 1885 | — | #33 | 516 | |
| 1884 | — | #34 | 524 | |
| 1883 | — | #36 | 450 | |
| 1882 | — | #36 | 461 | |
| 1881 | — | #37 | 428 | |
| 1880 | — | #31 | 496 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Peter was already there! It came in at #31, and was given to 496 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886–1907, when fewer than 500 boys a year got the name.
See more about Peter
- 5 spots since 2024 (#192 → #187)
- 28 spots since 2020 (#215 → #187)
- 18 spots since 2015 (#205 → #187)
- Biggest jump: 18 spots in 2024 (#210 → #192)
- Biggest drop: 20 spots in 2000 (#105 → #125)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #31 (496 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 117 yrs · run 1880–1996
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 186 boys born in 1957 were named Peter (0.54%)
- Latest: 1 in 874 boys born in 2025 (0.11%)
- Its best rank, #31 in 1880, was only 1 in 223 (0.45%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.4% of all boys named Peter (102,747) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,656 | #31 (1880) | #38 |
| 1890s | 4,028 | #43 (1890) | #50 |
| 1900s | 4,375 | #51 (1902) | #58 |
| 1910s | 24,935 | #48 (1915) | #51 |
| 1920s | 34,066 | #55 (1929) | #58 |
| 1930s | 35,822 | #46 (1939) | #56 |
| 1940s | 69,330 | #36 (1947) | #39 |
| 1950s | 102,747 | #35 (1955) | #38 |
| 1960s | 92,418 | #39 (1964) | #41 |
| 1970s | 62,320 | #44 (1970) | #51 |
| 1980s | 56,713 | #55 (1981) | #60 |
| 1990s | 42,394 | #74 (1990) | #90 |
| 2000s | 26,136 | #125 (2000) | #156 |
| 2010s | 18,725 | #193 (2010) | #205 |
| 2020s | 10,923 | #187 (2025) | #205 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Peter in 1926
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 62,390 of them was named Peter, which outranked 64.5% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,932Velna20
- #1,932Veryl20
- #1,932Wilna20
- #1,997Peter19
- #1,997Adrian19
- #1,997Agustina19
- #1,997Aldean19
- #2,076Argie18
- #2,076Arnold18
- #2,076Avalon18
Tied with 78 names at #1,997; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 331 of them was named Peter, which outranked 98.8% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.