Petter vs Peterson

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

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Petter

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Name B

Peterson

Boy name · Rank #8429

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Metric Petter Peterson
Current Rank Unranked #8429
Total Births (all years) 60 819
Peak Year 1918 1989
Peak Year Births 7 28
Peak Decade 2000s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1950

Births by Decade

Decade Petter Peterson
1910s 7 -
1920s 10 -
1950s - 37
1960s - 50
1970s 6 69
1980s - 178
1990s 15 175
2000s 17 143
2010s - 114
2020s 5 53

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Petter Peterson
2014 - 10
2015 - 10
2016 - 12
2017 - 14
2018 - 7
2019 - 10
2020 5 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, 1918–2020.

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