How Many People Are Named Peter Horton?
There are approximately 111 people named Peter Horton living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,087,877 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Peter with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Horton. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
111
1 in 3,087,877 Americans
Combination Rarity
Uncommon
First Name
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Last Name
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Peter: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Peter. The peak year was 1957 with 11,629 births. The average person named Peter today is 53 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Peter
In the 2020 Census, the first name Peter was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (80.92%). The next largest recorded groups were Asian and Pacific Islander (6.50%) and Hispanic (6.48%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Peter in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Peter rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Horton Surname
The surname Horton was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Horton in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Peter" has an estimated frequency of 0.120% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Horton" appears at a rate of 27.03 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Peter are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 111 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Peter Horton: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Peter Horton?
We estimate approximately 111 people named Peter Horton are alive in the United States today. The first name Peter is shared by 410,601 Americans, and the surname Horton is shared by 92,663.
How rare is the name Peter Horton?
This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,087,877 Americans. The first name Peter is common and the surname Horton is uncommon.
Is Peter a male or female name?
Peter is predominantly male, with 99.7% of bearers being male and 0.3% female. It peaked in popularity in 1957 and the average bearer today is 53 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Peter?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Peter was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (80.92%). The next largest recorded groups were Asian and Pacific Islander (6.50%) and Hispanic (6.48%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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