Peter is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning “stone, rock.” In 2024 it was given to 1,889 boys in the United States.
Peter belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “stone, rock” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Greek.
In the United States, Peter first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #31 in 1880, and in 2024 1,889 babies received the name — 587,633 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Peter means “stone, rock” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Peter is a boy name. In 2024, 1,889 babies received the name in the US.
Peter comes from the Greek tradition. It is also spelled Greek.
Peter first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #31 in 1880, and 1,889 babies were given the name in 2024.
Peter is pronounced /ˈpiːtə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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