male NAME · CURRENTLY #187

Peter

PEE-ter

“rock”

A traditional name with longstanding biblical and European use.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Peter has traveled through time

4961880 5161885 4101890 4121895 4431900 4091905 6311910 3,3221915 3,5141920 3,3861925 3,2821930 3,4331935 5,0691940 6,5051945 8,3681950 11,0221955 10,7461960 9,4151965 8,0961970 5,7201975 6,0141980 5,7011985 5,2451990 4,1271995 3,1542000 2,5612005 1,9352010 1,9392015 1,7622020 1,9542025
LATEST YEAR20251,954 births
PEAK RANK#31in 1880
CURRENT USAGE0% F100% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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