How Many People Are Named Peterson?
people named Peterson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 442,726 people in the US has this name
Based on 819 babies named Peterson in Social Security records from 1950 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
28 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Peterson in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Peterson alive today is about 31 years old, and 48% are under 30. Half of them were between 18 and 41 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Peterson first appears in the records in 1950 and was given most often in 1989, to 28 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1950 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Peterson has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,322, in 1982. In 2025 it ranked #8,741.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,741 |
| Best rank | #2,322 (1982) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,797 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Peterson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Peterson were born in Florida than in any other state: about 170 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Peterson was given about 17.9 times as often in Florida.
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