Pet vs Peter
Side-by-side comparison of Pet and Peter — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric Pet Peter Current Rank Unranked #192 Total Births (all years) 10 587,633 Peak Year 1900 1957 Peak Year Births 5 11,604 Peak Decade 1900ss 1950ss Gender Girl Boy First Recorded Year 1900 1880
Births by Decade Decade Pet Peter 1880ss — 4,656 1890ss — 4,028 1900ss 5 4,376 1910ss — 24,935 1920ss 5 34,068 1930ss — 35,821 1940ss — 69,328 1950ss — 102,754 1960ss — 92,411 1970ss — 62,330 1980ss — 56,725 1990ss — 42,393 2000ss — 26,131 2010ss — 18,719 2020ss — 8,958
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Pet Peter 2014 — 1,923 2015 — 1,938 2016 — 1,926 2017 — 1,792 2018 — 1,826 2019 — 1,819 2020 — 1,762 2021 — 1,785 2022 — 1,773 2023 — 1,749 2024 — 1,889