Boys' name · since 1909
Pietro
2,423 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.
- #2,936 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,043 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,423
- born since 1909
- 1970s
- peak decade
2,423 babies have been named Pietro since 1909, making it today's #3043 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Pietro recorded 2,423 times among boys since 1909, holding rank #3043 nationally today, ahead of 78% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.
- #2,936 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,043 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,423 born since 1909
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pietro ranks #2,936 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,043 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,423 born since 1909, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,936 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,043 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,423
- born since 1909
- 1970s
- peak decade
Pietro's 2,423 recorded births place it above 93.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Pietro compares
2,423 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Pietro's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pietro | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,423 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pietro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pietro splits its recorded history at 1974: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1909 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pietro popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Pietro by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (378 births, 16% of the file).
1970s was Pietro's strongest decade.
378 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Pietro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 140
1910s
140 births
- 1920s
1920s
171 births
- 1930s 48
1930s
48 births
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 75
1950s
75 births
- 1960s
1960s
212 births
- 1970s
1970s
378 births
- 1980s
1980s
280 births
- 1990s
1990s
271 births
- 2000s
2000s
261 births
- 2010s
2010s
349 births
- 2020s
2020s
215 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 378 births (16% of all-time use).
How Pietro 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 Pietro's total volume
Pietro by state
Where Pietro concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 559 | 23.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 81 | 3.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 74 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 65 | 2.7% |
| #5 | California | | 50 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 22 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 21 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 10 | 0.4% |
559 of 2,423 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Pietro's data
- Pietro's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (378 total births) through the 2020s (215) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Pietros (559 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Pietro
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pietro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1909–2025 (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 Pietro 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.