How Many People Are Named Peer?
people named Peer are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 17,988,676 people in the US has this name
Based on 24 babies named Peer in Social Security records from 1953 to 1970, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
7 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of PER. The Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen used this name for the main character in his play 'Peer Gynt' (1867).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Peer in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Peer alive today is about 61 years old, and 53% are between 30 and 59.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Peer first appears in the records in 1953 and was given most often in 1961, to 7 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1970.
Babies given the name each year, 1953 to 1970
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