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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 53 male babies that were named Peter in Massachusetts, which was 0.20% of the total number of male babies born in Massachusetts in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Peter peaked as a male baby name in Massachusetts in 1986 with a count of 369 babies, which was 0.94% of the total male babies born in Massachusetts in 1986.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	336	0.97
1981	332	0.93
1982	335	0.92
1983	310	0.85
1984	340	0.91
1985	324	0.83
1986	369	0.94
1987	343	0.84
1988	325	0.78
1989	307	0.70
1990	294	0.67
1991	279	0.67
1992	324	0.79
1993	265	0.67
1994	230	0.60
1995	222	0.59
1996	241	0.65
1997	217	0.60
1998	204	0.56
1999	207	0.57
2000	189	0.52
2001	151	0.42
2002	153	0.43
2003	154	0.44
2004	137	0.40
2005	124	0.38
2006	94	0.29
2007	108	0.33
2008	87	0.27
2009	89	0.29
2010	89	0.30
2011	69	0.23
2012	78	0.26
2013	75	0.26
2014	74	0.25
2015	80	0.27
2016	73	0.25
2017	54	0.19
2018	64	0.23
2019	59	0.21
2020	56	0.21
2021	58	0.20
2022	57	0.21
2023	48	0.18
2024	53	0.20