Peterson

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Peterson first appears in the data in 1950 and has been recorded in 65 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1989 with 28 babies (rank #2,397 that year). In 2024 it was given to 9 boys (rank #8,772). The name has been declining over the last five years.
810
Total babies (all years)
65
Years in the data
28
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19505#4,068
19545#4,226
19557#3,422
19566#3,837
19576#3,878
19588#3,209
19605#4,458
19616#3,955
196310#2,809
196411#2,625
19656#3,826
19665#4,379
19687#3,597
19706#4,595
19718#3,870
19738#3,971
19745#5,793
197716#2,757
197812#3,349
197914#3,124
198012#3,560
198115#2,995
198222#2,322
198314#3,191
198414#3,232
198513#3,550
198624#2,343
198715#3,300
198821#2,747
198928#2,397
199018#3,426
199116#3,775
199217#3,706
199322#3,119
199421#3,302
199516#4,001
199615#4,337
199716#4,189
199817#4,147
199917#4,289
200024#3,505
200121#3,945
200211#6,410
200312#6,159
200417#4,954
20059#8,136
200612#6,798
200719#4,936
20089#8,834
20099#8,819
201012#6,989
201114#6,167
201214#6,222
201311#7,419
201410#7,977
201510#7,897
201612#7,032
201714#6,258
20187#10,462
201910#8,055
20209#8,553
20219#8,658
202211#7,616
20236#11,894
20249#8,772