There are 12 Peter names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Peter names 1 to 12. Andrew was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, Greek, and Russian, and it was followed in popularity by the English, German, Polish, and Russian Damian, the English, French, and German Paul, the English, German, and Scandinavian Peter, the English, French, and German Simon, and the Dutch, English, and German name, Cornelius. The unusual Peter names are Parnell (English), Pearson (English), Abelard (English), Hans Peter (German), Hanspeter (German), and Piers (English). Peter names are fairly popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1987, 2.716% of baby boys were given Peter names. There were 6 Peter names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Peter names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and are used on a moderate scale now. In 2008, 6 Peter names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.198%. Within all Peter names, the English, Greek, and Russian Andrew was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #12 and a usage of 0.7694%.
NAME MATCH: Peter  183 | rock, stone ...The boy name Peter is pronounced as PIYTer ... are older forms of Peter ... |
WORD/MEANING MATCH: | Parnell | little Peter ...Parnell is of the meaning 'little Peter'. ... |
| Pearson | son of Peter ...Pearson's meaning is 'son of Peter'. ... |
DESCRIPTION MATCH: | Abelard | guardian of the abbey ... name is known from Peter Abelard (1079-1142), the ... |
Andrew  12 | male, manly, brave, ... the brother of Simon Peter; the name Andrew was a ... |
Cornelius  988 | war horn ... to Christianity by Peter; he is traditionally ... |
Damian  133 | tamer ... was also borne by Saint Peter Damian, an 11th-century ... |
| Hans Peter | boy name Hans Peter is pronounced (HH.AA.N.S) or ... |
| Hanspeter | The name is a combination of Hans and Peter. ... |
Paul  155 | little, humble ... with Peter, he is considered the most notable ... |
| Piers | rock, stone ...The name was used as a medieval form of Peter ... as an alternative to Peter ... |
Simon  261 | he who hears, God has ... name of the apostle Peter ... |
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