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 #8399

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Metric Petter Peterson
Current Rank Unranked #8399
Total Births (all years) 60 810
Peak Year 1918 1989
Peak Year Births 7 28
Peak Decade 2000ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1950

Births by Decade

Decade Petter Peterson
1910ss 7 —
1920ss 10 —
1950ss — 37
1960ss — 50
1970ss 6 69
1980ss — 178
1990ss 15 175
2000ss 17 143
2010ss — 114
2020ss 5 44

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

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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