Boys' name · since 1935
Pieter
1,011 babies named Pieter in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,108 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,210 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,011
- born since 1935
- 1980s
- peak decade
Pieter currently ranks #12210 among boys' names in America, with 1,011 babies recorded since 1935.
Social Security Administration records show Pieter recorded 1,011 times among boys since 1935, holding rank #12210 nationally today, ahead of 12% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 2025.
- #5,108 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,210 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,011 born since 1935
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pieter ranks #5,108 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,210 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,011 born since 1935, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,108 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,210 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,011
- born since 1935
- 1980s
- peak decade
Pieter's 1,011 recorded births place it above 88.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Pieter compares
1,011 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Pieter's all-time total is 174% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pieter | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,011 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pieter's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pieter's full recorded timeline at 1978, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1935, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1967 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pieter popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2025
- Peak year (1967)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Pieter by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (159 births, 16% of the file).
1980s was Pieter's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Pieter births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1940s
1940s
79 births
- 1950s
1950s
100 births
- 1960s
1960s
155 births
- 1970s
1970s
146 births
- 1980s
1980s
159 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s
2000s
111 births
- 2010s 56
2010s
56 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 159 births (16% of all-time use).
How Pieter compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Pieter's total volume
Pieter by state
Where Pieter concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 56 | 5.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 23 | 2.3% |
56 of 1,011 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Pieter's data
- Pieter's decade-level peak was the 1980s (159 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Pieters (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pieter: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~90 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1935–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Pieter draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.