PETER is ranked as the 84th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 687,295.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 215.55 people named PETER for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named PETER is 422,505.
The SSA data also shows that PETER is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
PETER is
79.2% White,
5.9% Hispanic origin,
7.2% Black,
5.8% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name PETER have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name PETER is included in the following name categories:
US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
Biblical surname
Greek masculine given name
Common Danish masculine given name - DST Data
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
German Common surname
Masculine given name
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PETER
The state with the most people named
PETER is
California where
109,933 people have this name.
Vermont is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named PETER, as
606.24 in every 100,000
Vermontians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
New York.
Vermont is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Arkansas
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name PETER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
24,229
188.1
99.8%
Indiana
5,775
87.54
99.2%
Iowa
3,796
122.17
99.3%
Kansas
1,793
61.75
97.9%
Michigan
21,939
221.39
99.9%
Minnesota
17,165
314.55
99.9%
Missouri
1,310
43.74
97.9%
Nebraska
1,169
62.16
97.2%
North Dakota
764
103.31
95.6%
Ohio
11,237
96.92
99.5%
South Dakota
548
64.26
94.3%
Wisconsin
19,809
344.05
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name PETER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,816
246.46
98.5%
Arizona
10,559
156.86
99.5%
California
109,933
283.31
100.0%
Colorado
8,982
167.7
99.5%
Hawaii
3,673
258.71
99.8%
Idaho
1,515
92.67
97.8%
Montana
1,224
119.55
97.2%
Nevada
4,338
152.8
99.4%
New Mexico
3,428
164.35
99.0%
Oregon
6,963
175.37
99.5%
Utah
2,733
92.86
98.6%
Washington
18,743
265.43
99.9%
Wyoming
662
113.34
95.9%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name PETER
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have PETER as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named PETER.
The most popular full name is PETER Smith.
0.47% of all the people named PETER
have this family name.
There are 58913 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name PETER