Peter

Given to 591,531 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#187
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
1,954
boys 1,954
Peak year
1957
11,603 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
591,531
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Peter was most popular in 1957, when 11,603 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,954 babies were named Peter, ranking #187 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.534.5618801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1957 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Peter was most popular in 1957, when 11,603 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,954 babies were named Peter, ranking #187 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.534.561880192019602000Peak 1957

Peter was most popular in 1957, when 11,603 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,954 babies were named Peter, ranking #187 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 1,954 187
2024 <5 — 1,899 192
2023 <5 — 1,750 210
2022 6 13592 1,773 213
2021 <5 — 1,785 215
2020 <5 — 1,762 215
2019 <5 — 1,821 212
2018 <5 — 1,826 211
2017 <5 — 1,793 213
2016 <5 — 1,927 207
2015 <5 — 1,939 205
2014 <5 — 1,923 204
2013 <5 — 1,854 206
2012 <5 — 1,869 204
2011 <5 — 1,838 197
2010 <5 — 1,935 193
2009 <5 — 2,009 190
2008 <5 — 2,186 181
2007 <5 — 2,340 177
2006 5 17168 2,481 167
2005 6 14502 2,555 161
2004 7 12761 2,790 143
2003 <5 — 2,804 146
2002 <5 — 2,873 134
2001 <5 — 2,950 133
2000 6 13154 3,148 125
1999 <5 — 3,439 105
1998 <5 — 3,388 111
1997 10 8334 3,829 102
1996 7 10567 4,082 95
1995 15 5958 4,112 89
1994 16 5713 4,225 87
1993 9 8719 4,538 82
1992 18 5267 4,598 81
1991 11 7430 4,959 77
1990 21 4523 5,224 74
1989 21 4358 5,411 66
1988 29 3306 5,425 64
1987 33 2915 5,553 64
1986 44 2300 5,797 60
1985 30 3008 5,671 60
1984 43 2266 5,633 60
1983 37 2475 5,482 59
1982 41 2369 5,777 57
1981 33 2723 5,997 55
1980 47 2154 5,967 55
1979 38 2430 6,079 53
1978 36 2431 5,872 54
1977 33 2557 5,821 55
1976 34 2387 5,445 54
1975 22 3155 5,698 54
1974 31 2433 5,940 50
1973 26 2689 5,913 52
1972 30 2398 6,471 48
1971 39 2107 7,025 47
1970 40 2043 8,056 44
1969 36 2102 7,832 43
1968 30 2205 8,122 39
1967 24 2492 8,311 39
1966 33 2022 8,584 39
1965 20 2744 9,395 39
1964 16 3244 9,911 39
1963 23 2543 9,614 40
1962 16 3161 9,585 43
1961 39 1838 10,349 42
1960 31 2061 10,715 42
1959 27 2191 11,289 40
1958 20 2581 10,757 41
1957 25 2218 11,603 37
1956 19 2622 11,334 37
1955 19 2553 11,003 35
1954 18 2592 10,085 37
1953 23 2173 9,729 38
1952 13 3040 9,586 36
1951 14 2810 8,999 38
1950 6 4738 8,362 37
1949 16 2514 8,266 38
1948 21 2126 8,048 37
1947 19 2279 8,590 36
1946 15 2482 7,483 38
1945 22 1795 6,483 38
1944 22 1808 6,340 40
1943 17 2151 6,877 39
1942 18 2046 6,587 39
1941 13 2397 5,607 44
1940 20 1792 5,049 43
1939 11 2592 4,639 46
1938 16 2021 4,293 48
1937 14 2196 3,809 52
1936 13 2263 3,714 56
1935 11 2575 3,422 59
1934 23 1556 3,290 61
1933 16 1970 3,137 60
1932 22 1634 3,130 62
1931 16 2024 3,122 61
1930 16 2110 3,266 56
1929 25 1555 3,216 55
1928 29 1469 3,299 56
1927 26 1619 3,301 59
1926 19 1997 3,358 58
1925 13 2617 3,373 60
1924 17 2212 3,520 59
1923 18 2091 3,409 58
1922 24 1730 3,545 57
1921 16 2282 3,548 57
1920 17 2172 3,497 57
1919 16 2156 3,375 57
1918 11 2822 3,711 53
1917 13 2428 3,464 50
1916 13 2368 3,370 50
1915 20 1672 3,302 48
1914 12 2009 2,624 48
1913 9 2164 1,934 51
1912 5 2979 1,679 48
1911 5 2463 845 50
1910 <5 — 631 56
1909 <5 — 539 56
1908 <5 — 541 53
1907 <5 — 473 61
1906 6 1727 427 59
1905 <5 — 409 62
1904 <5 — 395 62
1903 <5 — 372 58
1902 <5 — 433 51
1901 <5 — 343 56
1900 <5 — 443 58
1899 6 1394 354 53
1898 <5 — 409 54
1897 <5 — 397 51
1896 <5 — 402 52
1895 <5 — 412 53
1894 <5 — 391 55
1893 <5 — 392 53
1892 <5 — 465 45
1891 <5 — 396 45
1890 <5 — 410 43
1889 <5 — 425 45
1888 <5 — 498 41
1887 6 1036 421 43
1886 <5 — 437 42
1885 <5 — 516 33
1884 <5 — 524 34
1883 <5 — 450 36
1882 <5 — 461 36
1881 <5 — 428 37
1880 <5 — 496 31

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Other spellings

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Where Peter is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years