Petro vs Peter

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

Name A

Petro

Boy name

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Name B

Peter

Boy name · Rank #192

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Metric Petro Peter
Current Rank Unranked #192
Total Births (all years) 160 587,633
Peak Year 1971 1957
Peak Year Births 11 11,604
Peak Decade 1920ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Petro Peter
1880ss — 4,656
1890ss — 4,028
1900ss — 4,376
1910ss 6 24,935
1920ss 47 34,068
1930ss 11 35,821
1940ss — 69,328
1950ss 13 102,754
1960ss 14 92,411
1970ss 43 62,330
1980ss 11 56,725
1990ss 5 42,393
2000ss 5 26,131
2010ss 5 18,719
2020ss — 8,958

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Petro Peter
2014 — 1,923
2015 5 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

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, 1918–2015.

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