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Peter

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
A Rock
Rock; Peter was a biblical fisherman and one of Christ''s twelve disciples. In Catholic tradition he is the first pope.
English

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Shakespearean
  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Peter

Pronunciation

p(e)-ter

Famous People

English actor Peter Sellers, English musician Peter Gabriel, English musician Pete Townshend

Celebrity Babies

Son of Mikhail Baryshnikov and Lisa Rinehart, Son of Sally Field, Son of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips, Son of Stephanie Seymour, Son of Jack Wagner

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1957 (rank #37, 11,589 births); most recent 2025 (rank #187, 1,954 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #2153, 47 births); most recent 2022 (rank #13584, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251,954–
20241,889–
20231,749–
20221,7736
20211,785–
20201,762–
20191,819–
20181,826–
20171,792–
20161,926–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #59, 1,128 births); most recent 2025 (rank #287, 158 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025158
2024157
2023188
2022184
2021215
2020214
2019245
2018269
2017304
2016297

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1985 (rank #231, 183 births); most recent 2023 (rank #923, 41 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202341
202242
202145
202038
201949
201850
201756
201643
201556
201447

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1966 (rank #13, 601 births); most recent 2025 (rank #147, 34 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202534
202441
202344
202256
202150
202048
201964
201880
201782
201668

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1979 (rank #28, 395 births); most recent 2025 (rank #316, 11 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202511
202424
202321
202215
202116
202021
201932
201836
201731
201638

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #22, 138 births); most recent 2025 (rank #149, 15 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202515
202413
202318
202212
202119
202018
201922
201822
201719
201628

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1957 (rank #13, 299 births); most recent 2023 (rank #218, 16 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202316
202220
202123
202026
201930
201827
201727
201619
201533
201422

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence