Boys' name · since 1973
Piotr
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 734 babies named Piotr, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,234 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 734
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Piotr is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 734 have been recorded since 1973.
Piotr has 734 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2021.
- #6,234 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 734 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Piotr ranks #6,234 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 734 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,234 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 734
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Piotr's 734 recorded births place it above 86.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Piotr's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Piotr splits its recorded history at 1998: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Piotr popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2021
- Peak year (1993)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Piotr by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (278 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Piotr's strongest decade.
278 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Piotr births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
121 births
- 1990s
1990s
278 births
- 2000s
2000s
219 births
- 2010s 92
2010s
92 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 278 births (38% of all-time use).
How Piotr 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 Piotr's total volume
Piotr by state
Where Piotr concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| 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% |
300 of 734 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Piotr's decade-level peak was the 1990s (278 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Piotrs (300 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Piotr: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1973–2021 (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 Piotr 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.