Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Peter

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Peter
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1957

Peak rank proxy

11,604

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19572024

Peak year

1957

Decline from peak

83.7%

2024

1,889

All-time

587,633

Peter has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1957, when 11,604 boys were named Peter.

In 2024, only 1,889 boys were given the name.

Down 83.7% from its peak.

All told, about 587,633 Americans have been named Peter and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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