Over the past 110 years, 564 664 boys and 366 girls have been named Peter. The name Peter ranks 54th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Peter in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Peter came in the 1950s and 1960s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.