Petter — boys' name

What the Data Says About Petter

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Petter between 1918 and 2020, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Petter currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Petter performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Petter shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Petter in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 60 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.