Peter Name Popularity

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How popular is Peter?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Peter, ranked the 211th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Peter has been a top 250 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 31, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1880.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1957 with 11,592 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Peter was 343 in 1901.

Peter, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1905-1916, 1933-1942, 1944-1947, and 1949-1956, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1959-1962, 1968-1973, 1989-1992, 1995-2001, and 2004-2009.

The popularity trend for Peter has been moving downward for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Peter for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Peter?

Peter's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Peter is favored by many parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Peter (Girl)		Peter (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	1,812	211
2017		< 5	--	1,791	213
2016		< 5	--	1,921	207
2015		< 5	--	1,933	205
2014		< 5	--	1,919	204
2013		< 5	--	1,851	206
2012		< 5	--	1,865	204
2011		< 5	--	1,837	197
2010		< 5	--	1,932	193
2009		< 5	--	2,008	190
2008		< 5	--	2,185	181
2007		< 5	--	2,336	177
2006		5	19,322	2,478	167
2005		6	15,953	2,552	161
2004		7	13,826	2,787	143
2003		< 5	--	2,803	146
2002		< 5	--	2,868	134
2001		< 5	--	2,948	133
2000		6	14,546	3,146	125
1999		< 5	--	3,435	105
1998		< 5	--	3,387	111
1997		10	8,849	3,827	102
1996		7	11,470	4,080	95
1995		15	6,176	4,112	89
1994		16	5,912	4,220	87
1993		9	9,316	4,537	82
1992		18	5,416	4,595	81
1991		11	7,816	4,960	77
1990		21	4,644	5,218	74
1989		21	4,470	5,408	66
1988		29	3,372	5,425	64
1987		33	2,954	5,544	64
1986		44	2,327	5,799	60
1985		30	3,060	5,664	60
1984		43	2,286	5,637	60
1983		37	2,501	5,483	59
1982		41	2,403	5,784	57
1981		33	2,762	6,001	55
1980		47	2,175	5,966	55
1979		38	2,458	6,079	53
1978		36	2,457	5,883	54
1977		33	2,595	5,826	54
1976		34	2,423	5,446	54
1975		22	3,230	5,706	54
1974		31	2,482	5,948	50
1973		26	2,721	5,916	52
1972		30	2,438	6,480	48
1971		39	2,131	7,031	47
1970		40	2,072	8,058	44
1969		36	2,126	7,836	43
1968		30	2,230	8,127	39
1967		24	2,541	8,321	39
1966		33	2,046	8,578	39
1965		20	2,801	9,394	39
1964		16	3,344	9,905	39
1963		23	2,593	9,618	40
1962		16	3,259	9,580	43
1961		39	1,858	10,337	42
1960		31	2,081	10,717	42
1959		27	2,222	11,283	40
1958		20	2,642	10,739	41
1957		25	2,263	11,592	37
1956		19	2,695	11,326	37
1955		19	2,615	11,002	35
1954		19	2,577	10,082	37
1953		23	2,223	9,733	38
1952		13	3,158	9,583	36
1951		14	2,895	9,003	38
1950		6	5,148	8,364	37
1949		16	2,599	8,263	38
1948		21	2,174	8,050	37
1947		19	2,336	8,591	36
1946		15	2,571	7,481	38
1945		22	1,817	6,484	38
1944		22	1,856	6,340	40
1943		17	2,228	6,877	39
1942		18	2,103	6,586	39
1941		13	2,506	5,611	44
1940		20	1,832	5,048	43
1939		11	2,710	4,641	46
1938		16	2,097	4,295	48
1937		14	2,289	3,808	52
1936		13	2,363	3,712	56
1935		11	2,698	3,422	59
1934		23	1,597	3,290	61
1933		16	2,032	3,135	60
1932		22	1,672	3,129	62
1931		16	2,091	3,122	61
1930		16	2,192	3,266	56
1929		25	1,590	3,216	55
1928		29	1,496	3,299	56
1927		26	1,663	3,303	59
1926		19	2,058	3,358	58
1925		13	2,743	3,374	60
1924		17	2,295	3,520	59
1923		18	2,148	3,409	58
1922		24	1,775	3,546	57
1921		16	2,357	3,548	57
1920		17	2,244	3,497	57
1919		16	2,238	3,375	57
1918		11	2,983	3,711	53
1917		13	2,522	3,464	50
1916		13	2,464	3,370	50
1915		20	1,730	3,302	49
1914		12	2,101	2,624	48
1913		9	2,295	1,934	51
1912		5	3,335	1,679	48
1911		5	2,789	845	50
1910		< 5	--	631	56
1909		< 5	--	539	56
1908		< 5	--	542	53
1907		< 5	--	473	61
1906		6	1,907	427	59
1905		< 5	--	409	62
1904		< 5	--	395	62
1903		< 5	--	372	58
1902		< 5	--	433	51
1901		< 5	--	343	57
1900		< 5	--	443	58
1899		6	1,553	354	53
1898		< 5	--	409	54
1897		< 5	--	397	51
1896		< 5	--	402	52
1895		< 5	--	412	53
1894		< 5	--	391	55
1893		< 5	--	392	54
1892		< 5	--	465	45
1891		< 5	--	396	45
1890		< 5	--	410	45
1889		< 5	--	425	45
1888		< 5	--	498	41
1887		6	1,130	421	43
1886		< 5	--	437	42
1885		< 5	--	516	33
1884		< 5	--	524	34
1883		< 5	--	450	36
1882		< 5	--	461	36
1881		< 5	--	428	37
1880		< 5	--	496	31

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.