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Peter is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 589,576 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 587,633 as boys and 1,943 as girls. Peter gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1957 and has since declined significantly. It is the #104 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,889
2023 1,749
2022 1,779
2021 1,785
2020 1,762
2019 1,819
2018 1,826
2017 1,792
2016 1,926
2015 1,938
2014 1,923
2013 1,854
2012 1,869
2011 1,838
2010 1,934
2009 2,009
2008 2,186
2007 2,337
2006 2,486
2005 2,559
2004 2,797
2003 2,804
2002 2,873
2001 2,950
2000 3,154
1999 3,439
1998 3,389
1997 3,838
1996 4,089
1995 4,127
1994 4,239
1993 4,548
1992 4,616
1991 4,970
1990 5,245
1989 5,432
1988 5,453
1987 5,587
1986 5,841
1985 5,704
1984 5,680
1983 5,521
1982 5,818
1981 6,032
1980 6,015
1979 6,118
1978 5,910
1977 5,856
1976 5,479
1975 5,720
1974 5,972
1973 5,939
1972 6,505
1971 7,063
1970 8,097
1969 7,868
1968 8,151
1967 8,337
1966 8,616
1965 9,416
1964 9,924
1963 9,634
1962 9,603
1961 10,385
1960 10,745
1959 11,317
1958 10,775
1957 11,629
1956 11,354
1955 11,022
1954 10,104
1953 9,753
1952 9,599
1951 9,013
1950 8,372
1949 8,281
1948 8,070
1947 8,609
1946 7,496
1945 6,505
1944 6,362
1943 6,894
1942 6,605
1941 5,620
1940 5,069
1939 4,650
1938 4,309
1937 3,823
1936 3,727
1935 3,432
1934 3,313
1933 3,153
1932 3,152
1931 3,138
1930 3,282
1929 3,241
1928 3,329
1927 3,327
1926 3,378
1925 3,386
1924 3,537
1923 3,427
1922 3,569
1921 3,564
1920 3,514
1919 3,391
1918 3,722
1917 3,477
1916 3,383
1915 3,322
1914 2,636
1913 1,943
1912 1,684
1911 850
1910 631
1909 539
1908 542
1907 473
1906 433
1905 409
1904 395
1903 372
1902 433
1901 343
1900 443
1899 360
1898 409
1897 397
1896 402
1895 412
1894 391
1893 392
1892 465
1891 396
1890 410
1889 425
1888 498
1887 427
1886 437
1885 516
1884 524
1883 450
1882 461
1881 428
1880 496