Trend of the Popularity of Peter as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 1,954 male babies that were named Peter in the US, which was 0.11% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Peter peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1981 with a count of 5,997 babies, which was 0.34% of the total male babies born in the US in 1981.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Peter, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Peter.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Peter in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Peter in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Peter from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Peter as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	5967	0.33
1981	5997	0.34
1982	5777	0.32
1983	5482	0.31
1984	5633	0.31
1985	5671	0.31
1986	5797	0.32
1987	5553	0.30
1988	5425	0.28
1989	5411	0.27
1990	5224	0.25
1991	4959	0.25
1992	4598	0.23
1993	4538	0.23
1994	4225	0.22
1995	4112	0.22
1996	4082	0.22
1997	3829	0.20
1998	3388	0.18
1999	3439	0.18
2000	3148	0.16
2001	2950	0.15
2002	2873	0.15
2003	2804	0.14
2004	2790	0.14
2005	2555	0.13
2006	2481	0.12
2007	2340	0.11
2008	2186	0.11
2009	2009	0.10
2010	1935	0.10
2011	1838	0.10
2012	1869	0.10
2013	1854	0.10
2014	1923	0.10
2015	1939	0.10
2016	1927	0.10
2017	1793	0.10
2018	1826	0.10
2019	1821	0.10
2020	1762	0.10
2021	1785	0.10
2022	1773	0.10
2023	1750	0.10
2024	1899	0.11
2025	1954	0.11