Trend of the Popularity of Peter as a Male Baby Name in New Jersey

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 51 male babies that were named Peter in New Jersey, which was 0.13% of the total number of male babies born in New Jersey in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Peter peaked as a male baby name in New Jersey in 1980 with a count of 348 babies, which was 0.81% of the total male babies born in New Jersey in 1980.

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

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Peter in New Jersey

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Peter in New Jersey

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

Trend of the Popularity of Peter as a Male Baby Name in New Jersey

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	348	0.81
1981	315	0.74
1982	319	0.73
1983	317	0.72
1984	286	0.65
1985	269	0.58
1986	308	0.65
1987	323	0.65
1988	315	0.61
1989	292	0.53
1990	327	0.60
1991	323	0.61
1992	254	0.48
1993	281	0.55
1994	244	0.48
1995	240	0.48
1996	260	0.53
1997	212	0.44
1998	185	0.38
1999	202	0.43
2000	169	0.35
2001	160	0.33
2002	153	0.32
2003	161	0.33
2004	134	0.28
2005	124	0.26
2006	148	0.32
2007	120	0.26
2008	109	0.24
2009	84	0.19
2010	99	0.23
2011	72	0.17
2012	70	0.17
2013	64	0.15
2014	61	0.14
2015	53	0.13
2016	56	0.14
2017	56	0.14
2018	49	0.12
2019	47	0.12
2020	67	0.17
2021	66	0.16
2022	58	0.14
2023	51	0.13
2024	51	0.13