How Many People Are Named Pieter?
An estimated 883 people in the United States have the first name Pieter. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Pieter peaked in popularity in 1967 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pieter 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 Pieter paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
883
About 1 in 388,170 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1967
24 births
Total Registered
1,006
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pieter
Pieter is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,006 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Pieter as a male name
Ranked #9,627 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1967 (24 births)
Pieter: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pieter span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 159 babies were registered. Pieter has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pieter by Decade
How has Pieter 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.
Pieter by State
Pieter + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pieter as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pieter
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pieter: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pieter?
We estimate approximately 883 people named Pieter 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 388,170 Americans share this first name.
Is Pieter a common name?
Pieter is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,006 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pieter most popular?
Pieter reached peak popularity in 1967, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pieter is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pieter a male name?
Pieter is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pieter Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pieter Smith, Pieter Johnson, Pieter 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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