Discover the history of the name Peter. See total birth counts since 1880, gender trends, and year-by-year data for the name Peter on BabyNamesData.com.
The name Peter has been given to a total of 587633 baby boys in the United States since records began in 1880. In 2024, there were 1889 recorded instances of the name.
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Historical Year-by-Year Record
In 1880, there were 496 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1881, there were 428 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1882, there were 461 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1883, there were 450 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1884, there were 524 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1885, there were 516 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1886, there were 437 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1887, there were 421 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1888, there were 498 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1889, there were 425 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1890, there were 410 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1891, there were 396 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1892, there were 465 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1893, there were 392 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1894, there were 391 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1895, there were 412 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1896, there were 402 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1897, there were 397 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1898, there were 409 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1899, there were 354 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1900, there were 443 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1901, there were 343 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1902, there were 433 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1903, there were 372 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1904, there were 395 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1905, there were 409 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1906, there were 427 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1907, there were 473 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1908, there were 542 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1909, there were 539 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1910, there were 631 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1911, there were 845 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1912, there were 1679 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1913, there were 1934 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1914, there were 2624 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1915, there were 3302 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1916, there were 3370 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1917, there were 3464 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1918, there were 3711 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1919, there were 3375 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1920, there were 3497 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1921, there were 3548 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1922, there were 3545 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1923, there were 3409 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1924, there were 3520 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1925, there were 3373 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1926, there were 3359 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1927, there were 3301 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1928, there were 3300 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1929, there were 3216 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1930, there were 3266 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1931, there were 3122 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1932, there were 3130 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1933, there were 3137 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1934, there were 3290 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1935, there were 3421 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1936, there were 3714 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1937, there were 3809 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1938, there were 4293 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1939, there were 4639 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1940, there were 5049 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1941, there were 5607 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1942, there were 6587 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1943, there were 6877 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1944, there were 6340 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1945, there were 6483 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1946, there were 7481 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1947, there were 8590 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1948, there were 8049 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1949, there were 8265 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1950, there were 8366 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1951, there were 8999 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1952, there were 9586 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1953, there were 9730 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1954, there were 10086 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1955, there were 11003 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1956, there were 11335 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1957, there were 11604 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1958, there were 10755 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1959, there were 11290 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1960, there were 10714 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1961, there were 10346 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1962, there were 9587 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1963, there were 9611 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1964, there were 9908 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1965, there were 9396 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1966, there were 8583 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1967, there were 8313 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1968, there were 8121 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1969, there were 7832 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1970, there were 8057 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1971, there were 7024 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1972, there were 6475 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1973, there were 5913 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1974, there were 5941 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1975, there were 5698 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1976, there were 5445 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1977, there were 5823 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1978, there were 5874 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1979, there were 6080 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1980, there were 5968 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1981, there were 5999 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1982, there were 5777 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1983, there were 5484 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1984, there were 5637 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1985, there were 5674 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1986, there were 5797 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1987, there were 5554 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1988, there were 5424 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1989, there were 5411 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1990, there were 5224 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1991, there were 4959 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1992, there were 4598 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1993, there were 4539 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1994, there were 4223 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1995, there were 4112 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1996, there were 4082 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1997, there were 3828 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1998, there were 3389 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 1999, there were 3439 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2000, there were 3148 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2001, there were 2950 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2002, there were 2873 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2003, there were 2804 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2004, there were 2790 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2005, there were 2553 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2006, there were 2481 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2007, there were 2337 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2008, there were 2186 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2009, there were 2009 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2010, there were 1934 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2011, there were 1838 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2012, there were 1869 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2013, there were 1854 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2014, there were 1923 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2015, there were 1938 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2016, there were 1926 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2017, there were 1792 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2018, there were 1826 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2019, there were 1819 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2020, there were 1762 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2021, there were 1785 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2022, there were 1773 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2023, there were 1749 babies with the name Peter recorded.
In 2024, there were 1889 babies with the name Peter recorded.