How Many People Are Named Pietro?
An estimated 1,920 people in the United States have the first name Pietro. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Pietro peaked in popularity in 1974 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pietro 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 Pietro paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,920
About 1 in 178,518 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1974
51 births
Total Registered
2,380
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pietro
Pietro is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,380 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Pietro as a male name
Ranked #3,658 in 2024
31 male births in 2024
Peak: 1974 (51 births)
Pietro: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pietro span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 377 babies were registered. While Pietro is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Pietro by Decade
How has Pietro 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.
Pietro by State
Birth registrations for Pietro span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Florida. The lowest are in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Illinois. On average, about 108 Pietros were registered per state.
Pietro + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pietro as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pietro
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Pietro: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pietro?
We estimate approximately 1,920 people named Pietro 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 178,518 Americans share this first name.
Is Pietro a common name?
Pietro is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,380 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pietro most popular?
Pietro reached peak popularity in 1974, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pietro is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pietro a male name?
Pietro is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pietro Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pietro Smith, Pietro Johnson, Pietro 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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