The baby name Peter appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1957 with 13,521 babies given the name.
Over the period shown, Peter has stayed at a similar level of popularity.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 804 |
| 1911 | 881 |
| 1912 | 1,852 |
| 1913 | 2,120 |
| 1914 | 2,907 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1915 | 3,642 |
| 1916 | 3,809 |
| 1917 | 3,823 |
| 1918 | 4,171 |
| 1919 | 3,755 |
| 1920 | 3,867 |
| 1921 | 3,890 |
| 1922 | 14 |
| 1922 | 3,917 |
| 1923 | 3,752 |
| 1924 | 3,828 |
| 1925 | 3,732 |
| 1926 | 3,649 |
| 1927 | 12 |
| 1927 | 3,623 |
| 1928 | 18 |
| 1928 | 3,635 |
| 1929 | 3,542 |
| 1930 | 3,564 |
| 1931 | 3,361 |
| 1932 | 5 |
| 1932 | 3,559 |
| 1933 | 3,557 |
| 1934 | 7 |
| 1934 | 3,632 |
| 1935 | 3,869 |
| 1936 | 4,203 |
| 1937 | 5 |
| 1937 | 4,229 |
| 1938 | 4,762 |
| 1939 | 5,044 |
| 1940 | 5,486 |
| 1941 | 6,079 |
| 1942 | 7,524 |
| 1943 | 7 |
| 1943 | 7,758 |
| 1944 | 7 |
| 1944 | 7,163 |
| 1945 | 10 |
| 1945 | 6,901 |
| 1946 | 5 |
| 1946 | 7,526 |
| 1947 | 9,741 |
| 1948 | 9,130 |
| 1949 | 5 |
| 1949 | 9,397 |
| 1950 | 9,536 |
| 1951 | 9,957 |
| 1952 | 10,894 |
| 1953 | 7 |
| 1953 | 11,056 |
| 1954 | 11,422 |
| 1955 | 6 |
| 1955 | 13,159 |
| 1956 | 13,314 |
| 1957 | 10 |
| 1957 | 13,521 |
| 1958 | 10 |
| 1958 | 12,555 |
| 1959 | 14 |
| 1959 | 12,499 |
| 1960 | 16 |
| 1960 | 12,034 |
| 1961 | 20 |
| 1961 | 11,152 |
| 1962 | 10,244 |
| 1963 | 6 |
| 1963 | 10,425 |
| 1964 | 10,561 |
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1965 | 10,184 |
| 1966 | 7 |
| 1966 | 9,149 |
| 1967 | 10 |
| 1967 | 8,753 |
| 1968 | 8,610 |
| 1969 | 5 |
| 1969 | 8,358 |
| 1970 | 11 |
| 1970 | 8,453 |
| 1971 | 7 |
| 1971 | 7,373 |
| 1972 | 6,730 |
| 1973 | 6,314 |
| 1974 | 6 |
| 1974 | 6,212 |
| 1975 | 5,973 |
| 1976 | 12 |
| 1976 | 5,718 |
| 1977 | 10 |
| 1977 | 6,948 |
| 1978 | 5 |
| 1978 | 6,588 |
| 1979 | 6,765 |
| 1980 | 22 |
| 1980 | 6,627 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1981 | 6,199 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1982 | 5,945 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1983 | 5,885 |
| 1984 | 11 |
| 1984 | 5,585 |
| 1985 | 4,774 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1986 | 6,318 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1987 | 5,529 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1988 | 5,339 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1989 | 5,298 |
| 1990 | 5,117 |
| 1991 | 4,798 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1992 | 4,745 |
| 1993 | 4,767 |
| 1994 | 4,425 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1995 | 4,255 |
| 1996 | 4,254 |
| 1997 | 3,966 |
| 1998 | 3,450 |
| 1999 | 3,848 |
| 2000 | 3,259 |
| 2001 | 3,089 |
| 2002 | 3,019 |
| 2003 | 2,891 |
| 2004 | 3,001 |
| 2005 | 2,754 |
| 2006 | 2,719 |
| 2007 | 2,440 |
| 2008 | 2,340 |
| 2009 | 2,147 |
| 2010 | 2,052 |
| 2011 | 1,942 |
| 2012 | 2,071 |
| 2013 | 2,029 |
| 2014 | 2,130 |
| 2015 | 2,258 |
| 2016 | 2,394 |
| 2017 | 2,230 |
| 2018 | 2,263 |
| 2019 | 2,176 |
| 2020 | 1,829 |
| 2021 | 1,971 |
| 2022 | 1,958 |
| 2023 | 1,854 |
| 2024 | 2,072 |