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Pieter

/ˈpitɚ/ · 100% boys · 5 born in 2025

Pieter has been given to about 1,011 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1967, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈpitɚ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 874
Median age today44 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Pieter per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1967 · 24
  • Born in 20255
  • All time1,011

How popular is Pieter?

Its best year was 1967, when 24 babies were given the name, ranking 1597th. The typical living American called Pieter is about 44 years old today.

Names that sound like Pieter

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Peter0.82
  2. Porter0.65
  3. Chester0.63
  4. Eliezer0.64
  5. Pierre0.62
  6. Pete0.60
  7. Sylvester0.59
  8. Lester0.57

Middle names for Pieter

Ranked by flow score
  1. Pieter John0.77
  2. Pieter Blake0.76
  3. Pieter Wade0.76
  4. Pieter Quinn0.76
  5. Pieter Jude0.76
  6. Pieter Lane0.76

Sibling names for Pieter

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.77
  2. Barronbrother · 0.75
  3. Claybrother · 0.74
  4. Santosbrother · 0.74
  5. Elisasister · 0.73
  6. Bridgetsister · 0.72

Where Pieter is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Pieter Anderson0.77
    2. Pieter White0.72
    3. Pieter Nguyen0.72
    4. Pieter Moore0.72
    5. Pieter Hill0.72
    6. Pieter Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Pieter

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.