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United States name statistics

Peter in United States

Estimated bearers

378,541

Country rank

#123

Per 100k

114

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.7%Female 0.3%

Peter popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Peter, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 496
  2. 1881: 428
  3. 1882: 461
  4. 1883: 450
  5. 1884: 524
  6. 1885: 516
  7. 1886: 437
  8. 1887: 427
  9. 1888: 498
  10. 1889: 425
  11. 1890: 410
  12. 1891: 396
  13. 1892: 465
  14. 1893: 392
  15. 1894: 391
  16. 1895: 412
  17. 1896: 402
  18. 1897: 397
  19. 1898: 409
  20. 1899: 360
  21. 1900: 443
  22. 1901: 343
  23. 1902: 433
  24. 1903: 372
  25. 1904: 395
  26. 1905: 409
  27. 1906: 433
  28. 1907: 473
  29. 1908: 541
  30. 1909: 539
  31. 1910: 631
  32. 1911: 850
  33. 1912: 1,684
  34. 1913: 1,943
  35. 1914: 2,636
  36. 1915: 3,322
  37. 1916: 3,383
  38. 1917: 3,477
  39. 1918: 3,722
  40. 1919: 3,391
  41. 1920: 3,514
  42. 1921: 3,564
  43. 1922: 3,569
  44. 1923: 3,427
  45. 1924: 3,537
  46. 1925: 3,386
  47. 1926: 3,377
  48. 1927: 3,327
  49. 1928: 3,328
  50. 1929: 3,241
  51. 1930: 3,282
  52. 1931: 3,138
  53. 1932: 3,152
  54. 1933: 3,153
  55. 1934: 3,313
  56. 1935: 3,433
  57. 1936: 3,727
  58. 1937: 3,823
  59. 1938: 4,309
  60. 1939: 4,650
  61. 1940: 5,069
  62. 1941: 5,620
  63. 1942: 6,605
  64. 1943: 6,894
  65. 1944: 6,362
  66. 1945: 6,505
  67. 1946: 7,498
  68. 1947: 8,609
  69. 1948: 8,069
  70. 1949: 8,282
  71. 1950: 8,368
  72. 1951: 9,013
  73. 1952: 9,599
  74. 1953: 9,752
  75. 1954: 10k
  76. 1955: 11k
  77. 1956: 11k
  78. 1957: 12k
  79. 1958: 11k
  80. 1959: 11k
  81. 1960: 11k
  82. 1961: 10k
  83. 1962: 9,601
  84. 1963: 9,637
  85. 1964: 9,927
  86. 1965: 9,415
  87. 1966: 8,617
  88. 1967: 8,335
  89. 1968: 8,152
  90. 1969: 7,868
  91. 1970: 8,096
  92. 1971: 7,064
  93. 1972: 6,501
  94. 1973: 5,939
  95. 1974: 5,971
  96. 1975: 5,720
  97. 1976: 5,479
  98. 1977: 5,854
  99. 1978: 5,908
  100. 1979: 6,117
  101. 1980: 6,014
  102. 1981: 6,030
  103. 1982: 5,818
  104. 1983: 5,519
  105. 1984: 5,676
  106. 1985: 5,701
  107. 1986: 5,841
  108. 1987: 5,586
  109. 1988: 5,454
  110. 1989: 5,432
  111. 1990: 5,245
  112. 1991: 4,970
  113. 1992: 4,616
  114. 1993: 4,547
  115. 1994: 4,241
  116. 1995: 4,127
  117. 1996: 4,089
  118. 1997: 3,839
  119. 1998: 3,388
  120. 1999: 3,439
  121. 2000: 3,154
  122. 2001: 2,950
  123. 2002: 2,873
  124. 2003: 2,804
  125. 2004: 2,797
  126. 2005: 2,561
  127. 2006: 2,486
  128. 2007: 2,340
  129. 2008: 2,186
  130. 2009: 2,009
  131. 2010: 1,935
  132. 2011: 1,838
  133. 2012: 1,869
  134. 2013: 1,854
  135. 2014: 1,923
  136. 2015: 1,939
  137. 2016: 1,927
  138. 2017: 1,793
  139. 2018: 1,826
  140. 2019: 1,821
  141. 2020: 1,762
  142. 2021: 1,785
  143. 2022: 1,779
  144. 2023: 1,750
  145. 2024: 1,899
  146. 2025: 1,954

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Peter in United States?

An estimated 378,541 people in United States are named Peter. That works out to 1 in 877 residents.

Is Peter a common name in United States?

Peter ranks #123 among first names in United States.