Peter remains a common boys' name (#187 in 2025), down from a peak of #31 in 1880.
Peter is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #187 for boy births in the United States (and #352 across all names), given to 1,954 babies. Peter first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1957 (11,603 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,954 | 1,954 | — | #187 |
| 2024 | 1,899 | 1,899 | — | #192 |
| 2023 | 1,750 | 1,750 | — | #210 |
| 2022 | 1,779 | 1,779 | #14,891 | #213 |
| 2021 | 1,785 | 1,785 | — | #215 |
| 2020 | 1,762 | 1,762 | — | #215 |
| 2019 | 1,821 | 1,821 | — | #212 |
| 2018 | 1,826 | 1,826 | — | #211 |
| 2017 | 1,793 | 1,798 | — | #214 |
| 2016 | 1,927 | 1,933 | — | #207 |
| 2015 | 1,939 | 1,939 | — | #205 |
| 2014 | 1,923 | 1,923 | — | #204 |
| 2013 | 1,854 | 1,859 | — | #206 |
| 2012 | 1,869 | 1,883 | — | #204 |
| 2011 | 1,838 | 1,850 | — | #197 |
| 2010 | 1,935 | 1,940 | — | #193 |
| 2009 | 2,009 | 2,014 | — | #190 |
| 2008 | 2,186 | 2,202 | — | #181 |
| 2007 | 2,340 | 2,361 | — | #177 |
| 2006 | 2,486 | 2,505 | #19,333 | #167 |
| 2005 | 2,561 | 2,587 | #15,957 | #161 |
| 2004 | 2,797 | 2,823 | #13,835 | #143 |
| 2003 | 2,804 | 2,829 | — | #146 |
| 2002 | 2,873 | 2,897 | — | #134 |
| 2001 | 2,950 | 2,961 | — | #133 |
| 2000 | 3,154 | 3,182 | #14,550 | #125 |
| 1999 | 3,439 | 3,467 | — | #105 |
| 1998 | 3,388 | 3,423 | — | #111 |
| 1997 | 3,839 | — | #8,849 | #102 |
| 1996 | 4,089 | — | #11,472 | #95 |
| 1995 | 4,127 | — | #6,177 | #89 |
| 1994 | 4,241 | — | #5,914 | #87 |
| 1993 | 4,547 | — | #9,317 | #82 |
| 1992 | 4,616 | — | #5,419 | #81 |
| 1991 | 4,970 | — | #7,817 | #77 |
| 1990 | 5,245 | — | #4,645 | #74 |
| 1989 | 5,432 | — | #4,470 | #66 |
| 1988 | 5,454 | — | #3,371 | #64 |
| 1987 | 5,586 | — | #2,956 | #64 |
| 1986 | 5,841 | — | #2,328 | #60 |
| 1985 | 5,701 | — | #3,062 | #60 |
| 1984 | 5,676 | — | #2,286 | #60 |
| 1983 | 5,519 | — | #2,501 | #59 |
| 1982 | 5,818 | — | #2,405 | #57 |
| 1981 | 6,030 | — | #2,761 | #55 |
| 1980 | 6,014 | — | #2,175 | #55 |
| 1979 | 6,117 | — | #2,459 | #53 |
| 1978 | 5,908 | — | #2,458 | #54 |
| 1977 | 5,854 | — | #2,599 | #55 |
| 1976 | 5,479 | — | #2,423 | #54 |
| 1975 | 5,720 | — | #3,228 | #54 |
| 1974 | 5,971 | — | #2,481 | #50 |
| 1973 | 5,939 | — | #2,724 | #52 |
| 1972 | 6,501 | — | #2,436 | #48 |
| 1971 | 7,064 | — | #2,133 | #47 |
| 1970 | 8,096 | — | #2,071 | #44 |
| 1969 | 7,868 | — | #2,127 | #43 |
| 1968 | 8,152 | — | #2,231 | #39 |
| 1967 | 8,335 | — | #2,540 | #39 |
| 1966 | 8,617 | — | #2,046 | #39 |
| 1965 | 9,415 | — | #2,803 | #39 |
| 1964 | 9,927 | — | #3,347 | #39 |
| 1963 | 9,637 | — | #2,595 | #40 |
| 1962 | 9,601 | — | #3,260 | #43 |
| 1961 | 10,388 | — | #1,862 | #42 |
| 1960 | 10,746 | — | #2,079 | #42 |
| 1959 | 11,316 | — | #2,224 | #40 |
| 1958 | 10,777 | — | #2,642 | #41 |
| 1957 | 11,628 | — | #2,260 | #37 |
| 1956 | 11,353 | — | #2,697 | #37 |
| 1955 | 11,022 | — | #2,616 | #35 |
| 1954 | 10,103 | — | #2,674 | #37 |
| 1953 | 9,752 | — | #2,222 | #38 |
| 1952 | 9,599 | — | #3,159 | #36 |
| 1951 | 9,013 | — | #2,896 | #38 |
| 1950 | 8,368 | — | #5,149 | #37 |
| 1949 | 8,282 | — | #2,598 | #38 |
| 1948 | 8,069 | — | #2,174 | #37 |
| 1947 | 8,609 | — | #2,336 | #36 |
| 1946 | 7,498 | — | #2,572 | #38 |
| 1945 | 6,505 | — | #1,817 | #38 |
| 1944 | 6,362 | — | #1,856 | #40 |
| 1943 | 6,894 | — | #2,227 | #39 |
| 1942 | 6,605 | — | #2,102 | #39 |
| 1941 | 5,620 | — | #2,505 | #44 |
| 1940 | 5,069 | — | #1,832 | #43 |
| 1939 | 4,650 | — | #2,711 | #46 |
| 1938 | 4,309 | — | #2,096 | #48 |
| 1937 | 3,823 | — | #2,289 | #52 |
| 1936 | 3,727 | — | #2,364 | #56 |
| 1935 | 3,433 | — | #2,698 | #59 |
| 1934 | 3,313 | — | #1,597 | #61 |
| 1933 | 3,153 | — | #2,032 | #60 |
| 1932 | 3,152 | — | #1,671 | #62 |
| 1931 | 3,138 | — | #2,090 | #61 |
| 1930 | 3,282 | — | #2,192 | #56 |
| 1929 | 3,241 | — | #1,590 | #55 |
| 1928 | 3,328 | — | #1,495 | #56 |
| 1927 | 3,327 | — | #1,663 | #59 |
| 1926 | 3,377 | — | #2,058 | #58 |
| 1925 | 3,386 | — | #2,743 | #60 |
| 1924 | 3,537 | — | #2,294 | #59 |
| 1923 | 3,427 | — | #2,148 | #58 |
| 1922 | 3,569 | — | #1,775 | #57 |
| 1921 | 3,564 | — | #2,357 | #57 |
| 1920 | 3,514 | — | #2,244 | #57 |
| 1919 | 3,391 | — | #2,238 | #57 |
| 1918 | 3,722 | — | #2,983 | #53 |
| 1917 | 3,477 | — | #2,522 | #50 |
| 1916 | 3,383 | — | #2,464 | #50 |
| 1915 | 3,322 | — | #1,730 | #49 |
| 1914 | 2,636 | — | #2,101 | #48 |
| 1913 | 1,943 | — | #2,295 | #51 |
| 1912 | 1,684 | — | #3,335 | #48 |
| 1911 | 850 | — | #2,789 | #50 |
| 1910 | 631 | — | — | #56 |
| 1909 | 539 | — | — | #56 |
| 1908 | 541 | — | — | #53 |
| 1907 | 473 | — | — | #61 |
| 1906 | 433 | — | #1,907 | #59 |
| 1905 | 409 | — | — | #62 |
| 1904 | 395 | — | — | #62 |
| 1903 | 372 | — | — | #58 |
| 1902 | 433 | — | — | #51 |
| 1901 | 343 | — | — | #57 |
| 1900 | 443 | — | — | #58 |
| 1899 | 360 | — | #1,553 | #53 |
| 1898 | 409 | — | — | #54 |
| 1897 | 397 | — | — | #51 |
| 1896 | 402 | — | — | #52 |
| 1895 | 412 | — | — | #53 |
| 1894 | 391 | — | — | #55 |
| 1893 | 392 | — | — | #54 |
| 1892 | 465 | — | — | #45 |
| 1891 | 396 | — | — | #45 |
| 1890 | 410 | — | — | #45 |
| 1889 | 425 | — | — | #45 |
| 1888 | 498 | — | — | #41 |
| 1887 | 427 | — | #1,130 | #43 |
| 1886 | 437 | — | — | #42 |
| 1885 | 516 | — | — | #33 |
| 1884 | 524 | — | — | #34 |
| 1883 | 450 | — | — | #36 |
| 1882 | 461 | — | — | #36 |
| 1881 | 428 | — | — | #37 |
| 1880 | 496 | — | — | #31 |