Boy name Dutch origin Christian Protestant tradition

Pieter

PEE-ter · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
rock;stone
Language
Dutch
Culture
Greek
Religion
Christian Protestant
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · Dutch
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#9627
2024 births8
Peak year1967
First appeared1935
Total US births1,006
1967 peak19351957198020022024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
PietPietje
Alternate spellings
PieterPeter
In other languages
Peter (English)Piotr (Polish)Pietro (Italian)

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Notable people named Pieter

Pieter Bruegel (painter)
Pieter Cornelisz Hooft (poet)