How Many People Are Named Petter?
An estimated 42 people in the United States have the first name Petter. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Petter peaked in popularity in 1918 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Petter as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Petter paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Petter is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
42
About 1 in 8,160,818 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1918
7 births
Total Registered
60
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Petter
Petter is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 60 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Petter as a male name
Ranked #13,553 in 2020
5 male births in 2020
Peak: 1918 (7 births)
Petter: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Petter span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 17 babies were registered. Petter has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Petter by Decade
How has Petter tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Petter + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Petter as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Petter
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Petter: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Petter?
We estimate approximately 42 people named Petter are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,160,818 Americans share this first name.
Is Petter a common name?
Petter is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 51.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 60 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Petter most popular?
Petter reached peak popularity in 1918, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Petter is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Petter a male name?
Petter is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Petter Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Petter Smith, Petter Johnson, Petter Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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