Peter

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek Πέτρος, Petros, which itself was a translation of Aramaic Kefa, the new name Jesus gave to apostle Simon bar Jonah. An Old English variant is Piers.

From Wikipedia

Peter first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 665 babies (rank #75 that year). In 2024 it was given to 154 boys (rank #217). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Peter

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Peter yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

10,715

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

665

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Bible: Peter — the rock
In Marvel Cinematic Universe: Peter Parker / Peter Quill — Spider-Man / Star-Lord
In The Chronicles of Narnia: Peter Pevensie — High King of Narnia

Famous people named Peter

Peter Paul Rubensprintmaker · b. 1577
Peter O'Toolefilm actor · b. 1932
Peter Jacksonfilm editor · b. 1961
Peter Higgsparticle physicist · b. 1929
Peter Handkeshort story writer · b. 1942

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Peter in 2024

Other boys' names starting with P

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	665	#75
1992	606	#75
1993	569	#76
1994	553	#70
1995	567	#72
1996	475	#78
1997	445	#82
1998	406	#83
1999	364	#91
2000	349	#93
2001	325	#100
2002	313	#103
2003	301	#103
2004	317	#100
2005	294	#111
2006	294	#112
2007	292	#120
2008	261	#142
2009	256	#146
2010	250	#150
2011	241	#156
2012	225	#164
2013	244	#155
2014	244	#159
2015	229	#167
2016	207	#182
2017	186	#203
2018	217	#178
2019	193	#198
2020	186	#190
2021	168	#212
2022	154	#220
2023	165	#196
2024	154	#217