Petros vs Peter

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

Name A

Petros

Boy name · Rank #5705

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Name B

Peter

Boy name · Rank #192

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Metric Petros Peter
Current Rank #5705 #192
Total Births (all years) 706 587,633
Peak Year 2007 1957
Peak Year Births 20 11,604
Peak Decade 1990ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1964 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Petros 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 20 92,411
1970ss 115 62,330
1980ss 116 56,725
1990ss 138 42,393
2000ss 136 26,131
2010ss 123 18,719
2020ss 58 8,958

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Petros Peter
2014 11 1,923
2015 18 1,938
2016 7 1,926
2017 15 1,792
2018 11 1,826
2019 15 1,819
2020 12 1,762
2021 9 1,785
2022 8 1,773
2023 13 1,749
2024 16 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, 1964–2024.

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