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Origin: GermanPeter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek ฮ ฮญฯฯฮฟฯ, 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
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Peter yields these three numbers โ a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 52 | #262 |
| 2000 | 38 | #329 |
| 2001 | 36 | #346 |
| 2002 | 42 | #312 |
| 2003 | 32 | #388 |
| 2004 | 37 | #366 |
| 2005 | 41 | #342 |
| 2006 | 36 | #370 |
| 2007 | 38 | #373 |
| 2008 | 30 | #444 |
| 2009 | 33 | #409 |
| 2010 | 21 | #569 |
| 2011 | 28 | #450 |
| 2012 | 35 | #399 |
| 2013 | 29 | #439 |
| 2014 | 24 | #500 |
| 2015 | 24 | #489 |
| 2016 | 23 | #498 |
| 2022 | 19 | #533 |
| 2023 | 12 | #748 |
| 2024 | 17 | #589 |
