Petro vs Peterson

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

Name A

Petro

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Name B

Peterson

Boy name · Rank #8429

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Metric Petro Peterson
Current Rank Unranked #8429
Total Births (all years) 160 819
Peak Year 1971 1989
Peak Year Births 11 28
Peak Decade 1920s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1950

Births by Decade

Decade Petro Peterson
1910s 6 -
1920s 47 -
1930s 11 -
1950s 13 37
1960s 14 50
1970s 43 69
1980s 11 178
1990s 5 175
2000s 5 143
2010s 5 114
2020s - 53

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Petro Peterson
2014 - 10
2015 5 10
2016 - 12
2017 - 14
2018 - 7
2019 - 10
2020 - 9
2021 - 9
2022 - 11
2023 - 6
2024 - 9
2025 - 9

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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