Trend of the Popularity of Peter as a Male Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 158 male babies that were named Peter in California, which was 0.09% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Peter peaked as a male baby name in California in 1989 with a count of 773 babies, which was 0.29% of the total male babies born in California in 1989.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in California that were named Peter, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in California that were named Peter.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Peter in California

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Peter in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named Peter from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Peter as a Male Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	683	0.36
1981	636	0.32
1982	673	0.33
1983	690	0.33
1984	720	0.34
1985	762	0.34
1986	742	0.33
1987	748	0.31
1988	750	0.30
1989	773	0.29
1990	697	0.24
1991	716	0.25
1992	639	0.23
1993	599	0.22
1994	581	0.22
1995	551	0.21
1996	501	0.20
1997	477	0.19
1998	471	0.19
1999	402	0.17
2000	379	0.15
2001	342	0.14
2002	369	0.15
2003	380	0.15
2004	358	0.14
2005	347	0.14
2006	328	0.13
2007	297	0.11
2008	267	0.11
2009	248	0.10
2010	219	0.09
2011	242	0.11
2012	221	0.10
2013	239	0.11
2014	236	0.10
2015	257	0.11
2016	219	0.10
2017	195	0.09
2018	203	0.10
2019	196	0.10
2020	157	0.08
2021	174	0.09
2022	167	0.09
2023	165	0.09
2024	158	0.09