Petronilo vs Peter

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

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Petronilo

Boy name

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Name B

Peter

Boy name · Rank #192

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Metric Petronilo Peter
Current Rank Unranked #192
Total Births (all years) 57 587,633
Peak Year 1919 1957
Peak Year Births 10 11,604
Peak Decade 1920ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Petronilo Peter
1880ss — 4,656
1890ss — 4,028
1900ss — 4,376
1910ss 10 24,935
1920ss 16 34,068
1930ss 5 35,821
1940ss 11 69,328
1950ss — 102,754
1960ss 5 92,411
1970ss 5 62,330
1980ss — 56,725
1990ss 5 42,393
2000ss — 26,131
2010ss — 18,719
2020ss — 8,958

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Petronilo 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

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, 1919–1990.

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