Peterson · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1950

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 66 recorded years as a table

Peterson, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1950	3
1954	2
1955	3
1956	3
1957	3
1958	4
1960	2
1961	3
1963	5
1964	6
1965	3
1966	3
1968	4
1970	3
1971	5
1973	5
1974	3
1977	10
1978	7
1979	8
1980	7
1981	8
1982	12
1983	8
1984	8
1985	7
1986	13
1987	8
1988	11
1989	14
1990	9
1991	8
1992	9
1993	11
1994	11
1995	8
1996	8
1997	8
1998	9
1999	9
2000	12
2001	11
2002	6
2003	6
2004	9
2005	5
2006	6
2007	9
2008	4
2009	5
2010	6
2011	7
2012	7
2013	6
2014	5
2015	5
2016	6
2017	8
2018	4
2019	6
2020	5
2021	5
2022	6
2023	4
2024	5
2025	5

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Peterson isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 9
Rank in 2025: #8,243
How rare: 1 in 189,786 boys
Since 1950: 819

Most popular in 1989, at 14 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 1% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.