Peter - A very unique male name
Peter appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #58. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Peter and more.
With that position 1 in 900 baby boys were given this name - making this a very unique male name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Peter peaked in popularity 66 years ago in 1955 on position 35.
Famous with this name

Peter Stormare

Peter Benson

Peter Franzén
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Peter is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Peter is currently topping the baby name charts in District of Columbia at position #69 - and is the least popular in Alabama at position #422.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Peter is where you live.
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Peter origin and meaning
Peter is a 5 letter name with 2 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Peter, pop culture references for the name Peter and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Peter
We've found the following names that sound similar to Peter, sorted by popularity.
Pedro / Pietro / Piotr / Pieter / Peder / Petar / Petra / Pater / Petr /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 205 |
2011 | 199 |
2010 | 193 |
2009 | 190 |
2008 | 181 |
2007 | 177 |
2006 | 168 |
2005 | 162 |
2004 | 143 |
2003 | 146 |
2002 | 134 |
2001 | 133 |
2000 | 125 |
1999 | 105 |
1998 | 111 |
1997 | 102 |
1996 | 96 |
1995 | 89 |
1994 | 87 |
1993 | 82 |
1992 | 81 |
1991 | 77 |
1990 | 74 |
1989 | 66 |
1988 | 64 |
1987 | 64 |
1986 | 60 |
1985 | 60 |
1984 | 60 |
1983 | 59 |
1982 | 57 |
1981 | 55 |
1980 | 55 |
1979 | 53 |
1978 | 54 |
1977 | 55 |
1976 | 54 |
1975 | 54 |
1974 | 50 |
1973 | 52 |
1972 | 48 |
1971 | 47 |
1970 | 44 |
1969 | 43 |
1968 | 39 |
1967 | 39 |
1966 | 39 |
1965 | 39 |
1964 | 39 |
1963 | 40 |
1962 | 43 |
1961 | 42 |
1960 | 41 |
1959 | 40 |
1958 | 41 |
1957 | 37 |
1956 | 37 |
1955 | 35 |
1954 | 37 |
1953 | 38 |
1952 | 36 |
1951 | 38 |
1950 | 37 |
1949 | 38 |
1948 | 37 |
1947 | 36 |
1946 | 38 |
1945 | 38 |
1944 | 40 |
1943 | 39 |
1942 | 39 |
1941 | 44 |
1940 | 43 |
1939 | 46 |
1938 | 48 |
1937 | 51 |
1936 | 56 |
1935 | 59 |
1934 | 61 |
1933 | 60 |
1932 | 62 |
1931 | 61 |
1930 | 56 |
1929 | 55 |
1928 | 56 |
1927 | 59 |
1926 | 58 |
1925 | 60 |
1924 | 59 |
1923 | 58 |
1922 | 57 |
1921 | 58 |
1920 | 57 |
1919 | 57 |
1918 | 53 |
1917 | 50 |
1916 | 50 |
1915 | 48 |
1914 | 48 |
1913 | 51 |
1912 | 48 |
1911 | 51 |
1910 | 58 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
District of Columbia | 69 |
Massachusetts | 95 |
Connecticut | 99 |
New Hampshire | 118 |
New York | 119 |
New Jersey | 125 |
Minnesota | 127 |
Washington | 130 |
Idaho | 134 |
Maryland | 148 |
Virginia | 150 |
Delaware | 153 |
Utah | 153 |
Maine | 157 |
Alaska | 160 |
Oregon | 161 |
Wisconsin | 161 |
Colorado | 162 |
Illinois | 170 |
Pennsylvania | 171 |
Kansas | 189 |
Rhode Island | 194 |
Missouri | 199 |
Michigan | 201 |
North Dakota | 218 |
California | 220 |
Arizona | 245 |
Nebraska | 246 |
Ohio | 249 |
Indiana | 264 |
North Carolina | 271 |
Florida | 287 |
Georgia | 289 |
Tennessee | 290 |
Texas | 293 |
New Mexico | 303 |
Iowa | 316 |
South Carolina | 318 |
Nevada | 325 |
Oklahoma | 331 |
Louisiana | 342 |
Kentucky | 371 |
Arkansas | 380 |
Alabama | 422 |
Even more about Peter
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.