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Boy name Greek origin Christian tradition

Peter

PEE-tuhr · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Stone or rock
Language
Greek
Culture
Greek
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical · saintly
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#192
2024 births1,889
Peak year1957
First appeared1880
Total US births587,633
1957 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
PetePetey
Alternate spellings
Petr
In other languages
PedroPierrePyotrPietro

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Notable people named Peter

Apostle Peter
Peter the Great
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