Piotr
A masculine given name of Greek origin meaning "rock, stone".
Name Census estimates that about 717 living Americans carry the first name Piotr. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Piotr today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Piotr births was 1993 (37 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Piotr. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
717
~ 1 in 478,040 Americans
Peak year
1993
37 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2021 SSA rank
#11,780
Tracked since 1973
Popularity
Piotr: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Piotr from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 278 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Piotr by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Piotr during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Piotrs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Illinois, New York, New Jersey recorded the most babies named Piotr, while New Jersey, New York, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 137 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Piotr
Piotr is a masculine given name derived from the Greek name Petros, meaning "rock" or "stone". It has its origins in the New Testament of the Bible, where the apostle Simon was given the name Peter (Petros in Greek) by Jesus.
The name Piotr is a Slavic variation of the name Peter, specifically used in Polish, Belarusian, and Russian cultures. It is believed to have been introduced to the Slavic regions through the spread of Christianity in the Middle Ages.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Piotr can be found in the Primary Chronicle, an early East Slavic chronicle dating back to the late 11th and early 12th centuries. It mentions Piotr, the son of Vladimir the Great, the Grand Prince of Kyiv who oversaw the Christianization of the Kievan Rus'.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Piotr. One of the most famous is Piotr Velikiy, also known as Peter the Great (1672-1725), the renowned Tsar of Russia who led a cultural revolution and expanded the Russian Empire.
Another prominent bearer of the name was Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), the renowned Russian composer who wrote some of the most celebrated works in the classical music repertoire, such as Swan Lake and The Nutcracker.
In Poland, Piotr Skarga (1536-1612) was a prominent Jesuit priest, preacher, and polemicist, known for his influential sermons and religious writings during the Polish Renaissance.
The name Piotr has also been associated with several saints in the Christian tradition, including Saint Peter the Apostle, the first Pope and a central figure in the Catholic Church, and Saint Peter of Alexandria (c. 640-c. 311), an early Christian bishop and martyr.
Another notable bearer of the name was Piotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin (1842-1921), a Russian prince, revolutionary, and one of the most influential theorists of anarcho-communism.
People
Piotr + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Piotr as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with P
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Piotr: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Piotr?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 717 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Piotr going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 478,040 US residents.
Is Piotr a common name?
We classify Piotr as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 734 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Piotr most popular?
The single biggest year for Piotr was 1993, when 37 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Piotr is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Piotr a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Piotr in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.