Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: GreekPeter 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 Petros 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 6 | #3,924 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,399 |
| 1968 | 9 | #3,039 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,747 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,932 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,828 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,822 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,640 |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,203 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,419 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,870 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,457 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,534 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,208 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,859 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,938 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,567 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,870 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,818 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,495 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,843 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,454 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,599 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,296 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,873 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,630 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,363 |
| 1995 | 16 | #4,002 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,861 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,562 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,360 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,958 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,821 |
| 2001 | 15 | #5,075 |
| 2002 | 8 | #8,246 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,477 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,424 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,899 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,368 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,756 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,700 |
| 2009 | 15 | #6,010 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,978 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,901 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,694 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,850 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,415 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,229 |
| 2016 | 7 | #10,452 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,999 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,486 |
| 2019 | 15 | #6,030 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,927 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,659 |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,616 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,796 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,815 |
