Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: GermanPeter 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
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.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 496 | #31 |
| 1881 | 428 | #37 |
| 1882 | 461 | #36 |
| 1883 | 450 | #36 |
| 1884 | 524 | #34 |
| 1885 | 516 | #33 |
| 1886 | 437 | #42 |
| 1887 | 421 | #43 |
| 1888 | 498 | #41 |
| 1889 | 425 | #45 |
| 1890 | 410 | #45 |
| 1891 | 396 | #45 |
| 1892 | 465 | #45 |
| 1893 | 392 | #54 |
| 1894 | 391 | #55 |
| 1895 | 412 | #53 |
| 1896 | 402 | #52 |
| 1897 | 397 | #51 |
| 1898 | 409 | #54 |
| 1899 | 354 | #53 |
| 1900 | 443 | #58 |
| 1901 | 343 | #57 |
| 1902 | 433 | #51 |
| 1903 | 372 | #58 |
| 1904 | 395 | #62 |
| 1905 | 409 | #62 |
| 1906 | 427 | #59 |
| 1907 | 473 | #61 |
| 1908 | 542 | #53 |
| 1909 | 539 | #56 |
| 1910 | 631 | #56 |
| 1911 | 845 | #50 |
| 1912 | 1,679 | #48 |
| 1913 | 1,934 | #51 |
| 1914 | 2,624 | #48 |
| 1915 | 3,302 | #49 |
| 1916 | 3,370 | #50 |
| 1917 | 3,464 | #50 |
| 1918 | 3,711 | #53 |
| 1919 | 3,375 | #57 |
| 1920 | 3,497 | #57 |
| 1921 | 3,548 | #57 |
| 1922 | 3,545 | #57 |
| 1923 | 3,409 | #58 |
| 1924 | 3,520 | #59 |
| 1925 | 3,373 | #60 |
| 1926 | 3,359 | #58 |
| 1927 | 3,301 | #59 |
| 1928 | 3,300 | #56 |
| 1929 | 3,216 | #55 |
| 1930 | 3,266 | #56 |
| 1931 | 3,122 | #61 |
| 1932 | 3,130 | #62 |
| 1933 | 3,137 | #60 |
| 1934 | 3,290 | #61 |
| 1935 | 3,421 | #59 |
| 1936 | 3,714 | #56 |
| 1937 | 3,809 | #52 |
| 1938 | 4,293 | #48 |
| 1939 | 4,639 | #46 |
| 1940 | 5,049 | #43 |
| 1941 | 5,607 | #44 |
| 1942 | 6,587 | #39 |
| 1943 | 6,877 | #39 |
| 1944 | 6,340 | #40 |
| 1945 | 6,483 | #38 |
| 1946 | 7,481 | #38 |
| 1947 | 8,590 | #36 |
| 1948 | 8,049 | #37 |
| 1949 | 8,265 | #38 |
| 1950 | 8,366 | #37 |
| 1951 | 8,999 | #38 |
| 1952 | 9,586 | #36 |
| 1953 | 9,730 | #38 |
| 1954 | 10,086 | #37 |
| 1955 | 11,003 | #35 |
| 1956 | 11,335 | #37 |
| 1957 | 11,604 | #37 |
| 1958 | 10,755 | #41 |
| 1959 | 11,290 | #40 |
| 1960 | 10,714 | #42 |
| 1961 | 10,346 | #42 |
| 1962 | 9,587 | #43 |
| 1963 | 9,611 | #40 |
| 1964 | 9,908 | #39 |
| 1965 | 9,396 | #39 |
| 1966 | 8,583 | #39 |
| 1967 | 8,313 | #39 |
| 1968 | 8,121 | #39 |
| 1969 | 7,832 | #43 |
| 1970 | 8,057 | #44 |
| 1971 | 7,024 | #47 |
| 1972 | 6,475 | #48 |
| 1973 | 5,913 | #52 |
| 1974 | 5,941 | #50 |
| 1975 | 5,698 | #54 |
| 1976 | 5,445 | #54 |
| 1977 | 5,823 | #55 |
| 1978 | 5,874 | #54 |
| 1979 | 6,080 | #53 |
| 1980 | 5,968 | #55 |
| 1981 | 5,999 | #55 |
| 1982 | 5,777 | #57 |
| 1983 | 5,484 | #59 |
| 1984 | 5,637 | #60 |
| 1985 | 5,674 | #60 |
| 1986 | 5,797 | #60 |
| 1987 | 5,554 | #64 |
| 1988 | 5,424 | #64 |
| 1989 | 5,411 | #66 |
| 1990 | 5,224 | #74 |
| 1991 | 4,959 | #77 |
| 1992 | 4,598 | #81 |
| 1993 | 4,539 | #82 |
| 1994 | 4,223 | #87 |
| 1995 | 4,112 | #89 |
| 1996 | 4,082 | #95 |
| 1997 | 3,828 | #102 |
| 1998 | 3,389 | #111 |
| 1999 | 3,439 | #105 |
| 2000 | 3,148 | #125 |
| 2001 | 2,950 | #133 |
| 2002 | 2,873 | #134 |
| 2003 | 2,804 | #146 |
| 2004 | 2,790 | #143 |
| 2005 | 2,553 | #162 |
| 2006 | 2,481 | #167 |
| 2007 | 2,337 | #177 |
| 2008 | 2,186 | #181 |
| 2009 | 2,009 | #190 |
| 2010 | 1,934 | #193 |
| 2011 | 1,838 | #197 |
| 2012 | 1,869 | #204 |
| 2013 | 1,854 | #206 |
| 2014 | 1,923 | #204 |
| 2015 | 1,938 | #205 |
| 2016 | 1,926 | #207 |
| 2017 | 1,792 | #214 |
| 2018 | 1,826 | #211 |
| 2019 | 1,819 | #212 |
| 2020 | 1,762 | #215 |
| 2021 | 1,785 | #215 |
| 2022 | 1,773 | #213 |
| 2023 | 1,749 | #210 |
| 2024 | 1,889 | #192 |
