Peterson Popularity by Year
Follow Peterson across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Peterson birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 9 | #8,243 | Up 69 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 9 | #8,312 | Up 2,509 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 6 | #10,821 | Down 3,559 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 11 | #7,262 | Up 904 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 9 | #8,166 | Down 99 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 9 | #8,067 | Down 424 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 10 | #7,643 | Up 2,027 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 7 | #9,670 | Down 3,610 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 14 | #6,060 | Up 666 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 12 | #6,726 | Up 765 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 10 | #7,491 | Up 71 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 10 | #7,562 | Down 536 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 11 | #7,026 | Down 1,025 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 14 | #6,001 | Down 56 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 14 | #5,945 | Up 753 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 12 | #6,698 | Up 1,612 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 9 | #8,310 | Up 14 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 9 | #8,324 | Down 3,516 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 19 | #4,808 | Up 1,652 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 12 | #6,460 | Up 1,180 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 9 | #7,640 | Down 2,847 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 17 | #4,793 | Up 1,084 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 12 | #5,877 | Up 211 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 11 | #6,088 | Down 2,246 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 21 | #3,842 | Down 419 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 24 | #3,423 | Up 739 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 17 | #4,162 | Down 143 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 17 | #4,019 | Up 40 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 16 | #4,059 | Up 126 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 15 | #4,185 | Down 331 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 16 | #3,854 | Down 639 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 21 | #3,215 | Down 173 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 22 | #3,042 | Up 562 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 17 | #3,604 | Up 32 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 16 | #3,636 | Down 327 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 18 | #3,309 | Down 950 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 28 | #2,359 | Up 323 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 21 | #2,682 | Up 519 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 15 | #3,201 | Down 911 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 24 | #2,290 | Up 1,111 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 13 | #3,401 | Down 294 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 14 | #3,107 | Down 36 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 14 | #3,071 | Down 802 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 22 | #2,269 | Up 629 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 15 | #2,898 | Up 532 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 12 | #3,430 | Down 412 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 14 | #3,018 | Up 197 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 12 | #3,215 | Down 550 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 16 | #2,665 | Up 2,562 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 5 | #5,227 | Down 1,533 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 8 | #3,694 | Down 36 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 8 | #3,658 | Up 572 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 6 | #4,230 | Down 865 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 7 | #3,365 | Up 583 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 5 | #3,948 | Down 411 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 6 | #3,537 | Down 991 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 11 | #2,546 | Up 127 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 10 | #2,673 | Up 979 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 6 | #3,652 | Up 386 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 5 | #4,038 | Down 1,005 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 8 | #3,033 | Up 519 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 6 | #3,552 | Down 17 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 6 | #3,535 | Down 334 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 7 | #3,201 | Up 626 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 5 | #3,827 | Down 146 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 5 | #3,681 | — |