Peter

Meaning and origin of Peter

Popularity of Peter in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1985.
• Over recent years, Peter has been stable (−1.4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Peter every 79 schools.

Peter in English-speaking countries

Peter ranks 136^th in Ireland, 148^th in Northern Ireland and 172^nd in New Zealand, against 1,036^th in France.

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  148^th boys’ name46 babies in 3 years1 boy in 554

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  172^nd boys’ name86 babies in 3 years1 boy in 573−1.1% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  136^th boys’ name119 babies in 3 years1 boy in 604−6.8% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  198^th boys’ name59 babies in 3 years1 boy in 755

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  193^rd boys’ name200 babies in 3 years1 boy in 850−4% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  194^th boys’ name5,603 babies in 3 years1 boy in 918+1.5% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  221^st boys’ name56 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,070

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  275^th boys’ name503 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,643−5.4% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Names similar to Peter

• Philippe
• Pacôme
• Léni
• Pietro
• Taïs
• Owenn
• Denis
• Nesta
• Atlas
• George
• Léone
• Saphir

See also

• →French names of Greek origin