Data through 2025

Peter name popularity in the United States

Peter ranked #187 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 1,954 boys named Peter.

Rank#187

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded1,954

SSA

Peak year1957

11,603 recorded

Five-year change+10.9%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Peter for boys and girls

Girls

6

Share unavailable · data from 1887 to 2022

Boys

1,954

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Peter in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys1,954#187
2024boys1,899#192
2023boys1,750#210
2022boys1,773#213
2022girls6#13592
2021boys1,785#215
2020boys1,762#215
2019boys1,821#212
2018boys1,826#211
2017boys1,793#213
2016boys1,927#207
2015boys1,939#205
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys1,954#187
2024boys1,899#192
2023boys1,750#210
2022boys1,773#213
2022girls6#13592
2021boys1,785#215
2020boys1,762#215
2019boys1,821#212
2018boys1,826#211
2017boys1,793#213
2016boys1,927#207
2015boys1,939#205
2014boys1,923#204
2013boys1,854#206
2012boys1,869#204
2011boys1,838#197
2010boys1,935#193
2009boys2,009#190
2008boys2,186#181
2007boys2,340#177
2006boys2,481#167
2006girls5#17168
2005boys2,555#161
2005girls6#14502
2004boys2,790#143
2004girls7#12761
2003boys2,804#146
2002boys2,873#134
2001boys2,950#133
2000boys3,148#125
2000girls6#13154
1999boys3,439#105
1998boys3,388#111
1997boys3,829#102
1997girls10#8334
1996boys4,082#95
1996girls7#10567
1995boys4,112#89
1995girls15#5958
1994boys4,225#87
1994girls16#5713
1993boys4,538#82
1993girls9#8719
1992boys4,598#81
1992girls18#5267
1991boys4,959#77
1991girls11#7430
1990boys5,224#74
1990girls21#4523
1989boys5,411#66
1989girls21#4358
1988boys5,425#64
1988girls29#3306
1987boys5,553#64
1987girls33#2915
1986boys5,797#60
1986girls44#2300
1985boys5,671#60
1985girls30#3008
1984boys5,633#60
1984girls43#2266
1983boys5,482#59
1983girls37#2475
1982boys5,777#57
1982girls41#2369
1981boys5,997#55
1981girls33#2723
1980boys5,967#55
1980girls47#2154
1979boys6,079#53
1979girls38#2430
1978boys5,872#54
1978girls36#2431
1977boys5,821#55
1977girls33#2557
1976boys5,445#54
1976girls34#2387
1975boys5,698#54
1975girls22#3155
1974boys5,940#50
1974girls31#2433
1973boys5,913#52
1973girls26#2689
1972boys6,471#48
1972girls30#2398
1971boys7,025#47
1971girls39#2107
1970boys8,056#44
1970girls40#2043
1969boys7,832#43
1969girls36#2102
1968boys8,122#39
1968girls30#2205
1967boys8,311#39
1967girls24#2492
1966boys8,584#39
1966girls33#2022
1965boys9,395#39
1965girls20#2744
1964boys9,911#39
1964girls16#3244
1963boys9,614#40
1963girls23#2543
1962boys9,585#43
1962girls16#3161
1961boys10,349#42
1961girls39#1838
1960boys10,715#42
1960girls31#2061
1959boys11,289#40
1959girls27#2191
1958boys10,757#41
1958girls20#2581
1957boys11,603#37
1957girls25#2218
1956boys11,334#37
1956girls19#2622
1955boys11,003#35
1955girls19#2553
1954boys10,085#37
1954girls18#2592
1953boys9,729#38
1953girls23#2173
1952boys9,586#36
1952girls13#3040
1951boys8,999#38
1951girls14#2810
1950boys8,362#37
1950girls6#4738
1949boys8,266#38
1949girls16#2514
1948boys8,048#37
1948girls21#2126
1947boys8,590#36
1947girls19#2279
1946boys7,483#38
1946girls15#2482
1945boys6,483#38
1945girls22#1795
1944boys6,340#40
1944girls22#1808
1943boys6,877#39
1943girls17#2151
1942boys6,587#39
1942girls18#2046
1941boys5,607#44
1941girls13#2397
1940boys5,049#43
1940girls20#1792
1939boys4,639#46
1939girls11#2592
1938boys4,293#48
1938girls16#2021
1937boys3,809#52
1937girls14#2196
1936boys3,714#56
1936girls13#2263
1935boys3,422#59
1935girls11#2575
1934boys3,290#61
1934girls23#1556
1933boys3,137#60
1933girls16#1970
1932boys3,130#62
1932girls22#1634
1931boys3,122#61
1931girls16#2024
1930boys3,266#56
1930girls16#2110
1929boys3,216#55
1929girls25#1555
1928boys3,299#56
1928girls29#1469
1927boys3,301#59
1927girls26#1619
1926boys3,358#58
1926girls19#1997
1925boys3,373#60
1925girls13#2617
1924boys3,520#59
1924girls17#2212
1923boys3,409#58
1923girls18#2091
1922boys3,545#57
1922girls24#1730
1921boys3,548#57
1921girls16#2282
1920boys3,497#57
1920girls17#2172
1919boys3,375#57
1919girls16#2156
1918boys3,711#53
1918girls11#2822
1917boys3,464#50
1917girls13#2428
1916boys3,370#50
1916girls13#2368
1915boys3,302#48
1915girls20#1672
1914boys2,624#48
1914girls12#2009
1913boys1,934#51
1913girls9#2164
1912boys1,679#48
1912girls5#2979
1911boys845#50
1911girls5#2463
1910boys631#56
1909boys539#56
1908boys541#53
1907boys473#61
1906boys427#59
1906girls6#1727
1905boys409#62
1904boys395#62
1903boys372#58
1902boys433#51
1901boys343#56
1900boys443#58
1899boys354#53
1899girls6#1394
1898boys409#54
1897boys397#51
1896boys402#52
1895boys412#53
1894boys391#55
1893boys392#53
1892boys465#45
1891boys396#45
1890boys410#43
1889boys425#45
1888boys498#41
1887boys421#43
1887girls6#1036
1886boys437#42
1885boys516#33
1884boys524#34
1883boys450#36
1882boys461#36
1881boys428#37
1880boys496#31

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Peter’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+0.8%
Change since peak-83.2%