Petter

PEH-der /ˈpɛɾɚ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Petter is a very rare variant of Peter that peaked in 1918 and has since faded.

Petter is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2020. Petter was first reported in SSA data in 1918 and peaked in 1918 (7 births).

About the name Petter

PronunciationPEH-der /ˈpɛɾɚ/
CultureDanishFinnishNorwegianSwedish
7peak births 1918
1918first in SSA data

Names similar to Petter

How popular is Petter?

Boys named Petter
1918192019401960198020002020
Boys named Petter per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1918–2020 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2020) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Petter total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202055#13,559
200966#12,095
200655#13,505
200166#10,211
19935—#9,784
19915—#9,237
19905—#9,139
19746—#5,083
19295—#4,410
19215—#4,825
19187—#3,624