Piotr
Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek Πέτρος, Petros, which itself was a translation of Aramaic Kefa, the new name Jesus gave to apostle Simon bar Jonah. An Old English variant is Piers.
Meaning & Origin of Piotr
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek Πέτρος, Petros, which itself was a translation of Aramaic Kefa, the new name Jesus gave to apostle Simon bar Jonah. An Old English variant is Piers.
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The Story of Piotr
Piotr first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1973, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 37 Piotrs were born — ranking #2,123 that year. As of 2026, Piotr ranks #10,791 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 734 Piotrs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Piotr
Piotr is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 734 births in the dataset. Piotr's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #2,123. Use the chart and map above to compare Piotr'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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