Recorded 1973–2021 Boys' name Peak 1993 734 births

Piotr — boys' name

734 babies named Piotr in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s1211990s2782000s2192010s922020s6
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Piotr was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

37 babies were named Piotr in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Piotr

The Social Security Administration has registered 734 babies named Piotr between 1973 and 2021, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Piotr currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Piotr performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 278 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Piotr shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 300 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Piotr in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Piotr 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 734 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.

Piotr at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

734

Since 1973

49 years of records

Peak year

1993

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1973

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2021

Piotr popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1973

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1993)
37
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
010203040 20212013200720011995198919831973 5

Piotr by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
278 births that decade — 38% of Piotr's all-time total
1970s181980s1211990s2782000s2192010s922020s6

Piotr by state

Where Piotr concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Piotr
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
300 40.9%
#2 New York
95 12.9%
#3 New Jersey
15 2.0%
Illinois share of Piotr's total US births 40.9%
Even split

300 of 734 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Piotr?
734 babies have been named Piotr since 1973. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1993 with 37 births.
When was Piotr most popular?
Piotr was most popular in the 1990s decade with 278 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Piotr most popular?
The top states for the name Piotr are Illinois (300 births), New York (95 births), New Jersey (15 births).
How long has the name Piotr been used?
Piotr has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 49 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Piotr?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pio, Pioet, Pioquinto. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1973–2021 (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.