US rank #3598 Boys' name Peak 1974 2,380 births

Pietro — #3598 US boys' name

2,380 babies named Pietro in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s1401920s1711930s481940s181950s751960s2101970s3771980s2801990s2712000s2612010s3492020s175
#3598
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Pietro was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

51 babies were named Pietro in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pietro

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,380 babies named Pietro between 1909 and 2024, spanning 116 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pietro currently holds the #3598 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pietro performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 377 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Pietro shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 558 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Pietro in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pietro 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 2,380 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.

Pietro at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,380

Since 1909

116 years of records

Peak year

1974

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#3,598

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1909

Recorded for 116 years

Last year on file: 2024

Pietro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1909

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1974)
51
Annual births at peak — across 116 years of records
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Pietro by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
377 births that decade — 16% of Pietro's all-time total
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Pietro by state

Where Pietro concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Pietro
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
558 23.4%
#2 New Jersey
74 3.1%
#3 Florida
73 3.1%
#4 Massachusetts
54 2.3%
#5 California
50 2.1%
#6 Illinois
22 0.9%
#7 Pennsylvania
21 0.9%
#8 Connecticut
10 0.4%
New York share of Pietro's total US births 23.4%
Even split

558 of 2,380 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pietro?
2,380 babies have been named Pietro since 1909. It currently ranks #3598 among boys. The peak year was 1974 with 51 births.
When was Pietro most popular?
Pietro was most popular in the 1970s decade with 377 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Pietro most popular?
The top states for the name Pietro are New York (558 births), New Jersey (74 births), Florida (73 births).
How long has the name Pietro been used?
Pietro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 116 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Pietro?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pierce, Pierre, Pierson, Pieter, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1909–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.