Baby name
CLASSIC
🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇧🇷 Peter
/PEE · ter/
Meaning
“Rock, stone”
From Greek 'Petros' meaning rock and stone, Biblical name borne by Saint Peter, foundational to Christian tradition.
Nicknames
pete · peter
Vibe
timeless
How it ages.
Peter held top-20 status across English-speaking nations for decades but has declined since 2000.
The cultural moment.
North America showed Peter in top-10 from 1950s through 1990s, then consistent decline from 2000 onward, now moderate baseline.