Petter vs Peter

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

Name A

Petter

Boy name

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Name B

Peter

Boy name · Rank #192

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Metric Petter Peter
Current Rank Unranked #192
Total Births (all years) 60 587,633
Peak Year 1918 1957
Peak Year Births 7 11,604
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Petter Peter
1880ss — 4,656
1890ss — 4,028
1900ss — 4,376
1910ss 7 24,935
1920ss 10 34,068
1930ss — 35,821
1940ss — 69,328
1950ss — 102,754
1960ss — 92,411
1970ss 6 62,330
1980ss — 56,725
1990ss 15 42,393
2000ss 17 26,131
2010ss — 18,719
2020ss 5 8,958

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Petter Peter
2014 — 1,923
2015 — 1,938
2016 — 1,926
2017 — 1,792
2018 — 1,826
2019 — 1,819
2020 5 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, 1918–2020.

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