2,317,910births recorded
31Countries
15Variants
1956Peak · South Australia
#18Italy 2025
Peter is a boy name family recorded 2,317,910 times in 31 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Italy (#18 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in South Australia in 1956, at 4,105.6 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Pierre (France), Pedro (Argentina, Spain), Piotr (Poland).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Peter
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre | French | 893,470 | 🇫🇷 France | #206 | 1927 | ▼ 59 % |
| Pierre | French | 19,143 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1252 | 1986 | ▲ 5 % |
| Pierre | French | 3,486 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1217 | 1962 | ▼ 13 % |
| Pierre | French | 2,777 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #394 | 1995 | ▼ 18 % |
| Pierre | French | 2,544 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #607 | 1980 | ▼ 10 % |
| Pierre | French | 564 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2266 | 1998 | ▼ 39 % |
| Peter | English | 591,531 | 🇺🇸 United States | #187 | 1957 | ▲ 13 % |
| Peter | English | 54,223 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1954 | – |
| Peter | English | 49,098 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #217 | 1956 | ▼ 44 % |
| Peter | English | 17,024 | 🇦🇺 South Australia | – | 1956 | – |
| Peter | English | 15,954 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #152 | 1966 | ▼ 55 % |
| Peter | English | 13,308 | 🏴 England & Wales | #287 | 1996 | ▼ 41 % |
| Pedro | Spanish | 247,682 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #67 | 1943 | ▲ 46 % |
| Pedro | Spanish | 94,582 | 🇺🇸 United States | #455 | 1999 | ▼ 13 % |
| Pedro | Spanish | 22,366 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #60 | 2002 | – |
| Pedro | Spanish | 6,730 | 🇨🇱 Chile | #42 | 1990 | – |
| Pedro | Spanish | 5,750 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | #18 | 2018 | – |
| Pedro | Spanish | 5,395 | 🇫🇷 France | #1204 | 1974 | ▼ 24 % |
| Piotr | Polish | 104,086 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #29 | 2000 | ▼ 52 % |
| Piotr | Polish | 941 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2939 | 2009 | ▼ 86 % |
| Piotr | Polish | 734 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1993 | – |
| Piotr | Polish | 229 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 2010 | – |
| Piotr | Polish | 190 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2017 | – |
| Piotr | Polish | 94 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1993 | – |
| Pietro | Italian | 70,010 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #18 | 2021 | – |
| Pietro | Italian | 2,423 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3036 | 1974 | ▲ 17 % |
| Pietro | Italian | 1,630 | 🇫🇷 France | #1731 | 1962 | ▲ 26 % |
| Pietro | Italian | 1,213 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1355 | 1968 | new |
| Pietro | Italian | 459 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1023 | 2015 | ▲ 499 % |
| Pietro | Italian | 388 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #545 | 2007 | ▼ 15 % |
| Petr | English | 2,813 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | #29 | 2010 | – |
| Petr | English | 1,481 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | – | 1990 | – |
| Petr | English | 1,383 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | – | 2013 | – |
| Petr | English | 109 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2014 | – |
| Petr | English | 44 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2017 | – |
| Pieter | French | 2,378 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 1995 | – |
| Pieter | French | 1,011 | 🇺🇸 United States | #12008 | 1967 | ▼ 32 % |
| Pieter | French | 161 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1954 | – |
| Pieter | French | 60 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2023 | – |
| Pieter | French | 40 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2004 | – |
| Pieter | French | 6 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1965 | – |
| Petar | Bulgarian | 641 | 🇺🇸 United States | #6143 | 2020 | ▼ 9 % |
| Petar | Bulgarian | 435 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #196 | 2023 | ▲ 66 % |
| Petar | Bulgarian | 249 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #545 | 2004 | ▲ 60 % |
| Petar | Bulgarian | 242 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2001 | – |
| Petar | Bulgarian | 134 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3657 | 2019 | ▼ 32 % |
| Petar | Bulgarian | 70 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | #175 | 2025 | ▲ 90 % |
| Pere | Catalan | 1,739 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #146 | 1999 | ▼ 24 % |
| Petter | Swedish | 1,081 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #666 | 2000 | ▼ 68 % |
| Petter | Swedish | 60 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1918 | – |
| Petter | Swedish | 10 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2021 | – |
| Petter | Swedish | 6 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1981 | – |
| Per | Swedish | 533 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #834 | 1998 | ▼ 15 % |
| Per | Swedish | 369 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1968 | – |
| Per | Swedish | 17 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 2012 | – |
| Peder | English | 799 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1894 | – |
| Peder | English | 5 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #834 | 2025 | – |
| Peadar | English | 575 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #232 | 2025 | ▲ 125 % |
| Peadar | English | 225 | 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland | #126 | 2025 | ▲ 255 % |
| Pyotr | Russian | 651 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | – | 1990 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Peter ↔ Pierre — checked by hand
- Peter ↔ Pedro — checked by hand
- Peter ↔ Pietro — checked by hand
- Peter ↔ Pere — checked by hand
- Peter ↔ Piotr — checked by hand
- Peter ↔ Pyotr — checked by hand
- Peter ↔ Petr — checked by hand
- Peter ↔ Petar — checked by hand
- Peter ↔ Petru — checked by hand
- Peter ↔ Peadar — checked by hand
- Peter ↔ Per — checked by hand
- Peter ↔ Peder — checked by hand
- Peter ↔ Pieter — checked by hand
- Peter ↔ Petter — spelling variant
Questions about Peter
How popular is the name Peter?
In 2025 it ranked #18 in Italy. Official registers record 2,317,910 births across 31 countries.
What is Peter in other languages?
Pierre (French); Pedro (Spanish); Piotr (Polish); Pietro (Italian); Petr (English); Pieter (French); Petar (Bulgarian); Pere (Catalan); Petter (Swedish); Per (Swedish).
When was Peter most popular?
It peaked in South Australia in 1956, at 4,105.6 births per 100,000.
Is Peter a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Peter is a boy name.