Petar vs Peter

Side-by-side comparison of Petar and Peter — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Petar

Boy name · Rank #6235

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Name B

Peter

Boy name · Rank #192

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Metric Petar Peter
Current Rank #6235 #192
Total Births (all years) 627 587,633
Peak Year 2006 1957
Peak Year Births 21 11,604
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1963 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Petar Peter
1880ss — 4,656
1890ss — 4,028
1900ss — 4,376
1910ss — 24,935
1920ss — 34,068
1930ss — 35,821
1940ss — 69,328
1950ss — 102,754
1960ss 32 92,411
1970ss 70 62,330
1980ss 75 56,725
1990ss 106 42,393
2000ss 143 26,131
2010ss 126 18,719
2020ss 75 8,958

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Petar Peter
2014 13 1,923
2015 17 1,938
2016 13 1,926
2017 15 1,792
2018 12 1,826
2019 15 1,819
2020 20 1,762
2021 14 1,785
2022 10 1,773
2023 17 1,749
2024 14 1,889

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1963–2024.

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