Pietro
Pietro is an Italian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Pietro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pietro is an Italian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Pietro
The earliest SSA record of Pietro as a baby boy name dates back to 1909, when 5 babies received it. 1974 was its biggest year on record, with 51 newborns named Pietro — #1,150 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Pietro ranks #3,458 for baby boys with 34 births, gradually falling (-10%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Pietro
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Pietro. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Pietro
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Pietro I Candiano (c. 842–887), briefly the 16th Doge of Venice
- Pietro Tribuno (died 912), 17th Doge of Venice, from 887 to his death
- Pietro II Candiano (c. 872–939), 19th Doge of Venice, son of Pietro I
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Names that sound like Pietro
Phonetically similar names — useful when Pietro is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Pietro
Pietro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Pietro's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #1,150. Use the chart and map above to compare Pietro's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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