Peter
BoyPopular Australian boy name · NSW BDM data 1952 to 2025
- Total Registrations
- 54,223
- Peak Year
- 1956
- Peak Rank
- #1
- First Year
- 1952
- Years in Top 100
- 55
Peter by year
Registrations of Peter as a boy's name in New South Wales, and its rank among boys' names that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
| Year | Registrations | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 126 | #83 |
| 2005 | 116 | #79 |
| 2004 | 132 | #69 |
| 2003 | 145 | #60 |
| 2002 | 123 | #76 |
| 2001 | 142 | #66 |
| 2000 | 146 | #64 |
| 1999 | 178 | #54 |
| 1998 | 159 | #61 |
| 1997 | 185 | #53 |
Earlier years (1952 to 1996)
| Year | Registrations | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 229 | #45 |
| 1995 | 223 | #49 |
| 1994 | 262 | #40 |
| 1993 | 276 | #38 |
| 1992 | 303 | #37 |
| 1991 | 357 | #29 |
| 1990 | 364 | #28 |
| 1989 | 367 | #26 |
| 1988 | 437 | #21 |
| 1987 | 437 | #23 |
| 1986 | 502 | #19 |
| 1985 | 534 | #18 |
| 1984 | 574 | #16 |
| 1983 | 671 | #13 |
| 1982 | 708 | #13 |
| 1981 | 780 | #11 |
| 1980 | 757 | #11 |
| 1979 | 755 | #10 |
| 1978 | 735 | #10 |
| 1977 | 677 | #12 |
| 1976 | 683 | #13 |
| 1975 | 792 | #12 |
| 1974 | 851 | #12 |
| 1973 | 885 | #10 |
| 1972 | 1,094 | #8 |
| 1971 | 1,207 | #8 |
| 1970 | 1,225 | #7 |
| 1969 | 1,298 | #6 |
| 1968 | 1,407 | #5 |
| 1967 | 1,483 | #3 |
| 1966 | 1,595 | #3 |
| 1965 | 1,614 | #3 |
| 1964 | 1,754 | #3 |
| 1963 | 1,888 | #2 |
| 1962 | 1,960 | #2 |
| 1961 | 2,135 | #2 |
| 1960 | 2,236 | #1 |
| 1959 | 2,312 | #1 |
| 1958 | 2,572 | #1 |
| 1957 | 2,741 | #1 |
| 1956 | 2,796 | #1 |
| 1955 | 2,312 | #1 |
| 1954 | 2,097 | #1 |
| 1953 | 1,983 | #2 |
| 1952 | 1,903 | #2 |
Fun Facts
- Most popular in 1956 with 2,796 registrations
- Has been in the top 100 for 55 years
- Appeared in records from 1952 to 2006