Across the world, Peter (Peter 
, Петр 
, Petrus 
, along with others...) is a prevalent male given name. The forename Peter is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is a prevalent boy's name, Germany, and Slovakia, where it is a common boy's name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in Germany, Nigeria, and the United States. Much less frequently, Peter is the last name as well as the forename.
Peter is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Peter | Germany, United Kingdom, Kenya, Nigeria, United States |
| Петр | Germany, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, United States |
| Petrus | Germany, United Kingdom, Nigeria, United States, Tanzania |
| Петър | Russia, Bulgaria |
| Пётр | Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, United States, France |
| بيتر | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq |
| 彼得 | China |
| Петер | Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Ukraine |
| Πέτρος | Greece |
| ピーター | Japan |
| פיטר | Israel |
| Питер | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| ปีเตอร์ | Thailand |
Altpeter, Bedros, Boutros, Dick, John Thomas, Kalmár, Kepa, Patch, Pearce, Pedar, Peder, Pedro, Pedru, Peer, Peeter, Peetu, Pehr, Pelle, Per, Pere, Pero, Peru, Peta, Petar, Petelo, Peters, Petersburg, Petersen, Peteｒ, Pether, Petko, Petr, Petra, Petras, Petre, Petrel, Petri, Petro, Petros, Petrosyan, Petru, Petry, Petter, Petteri, Petur, Petyr, Petèr, Petér, Petêr, Petër,
Peter is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Peter , the 1st Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Patriarch of Antioch and Apostle of Jesus Christ, Gospel of Mark; Spider-Man , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, The Amazing Spider-Man; Peter Pan , the fictional character created by J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan; Peter Griffin , the fictional character from the Family Guy franchise and Lord Peter Wimsey , the fictional character in novels and stories written by Dorothy Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon, and in many other works.
| wife of saint peter 1st century Christian woman (b. 1) |
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peter apselamus third-century Christian martyr, IL (b. 201) |
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| peter the deacon deacon (6th century) (b. 450) |
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peter the athonite (b. 650) |
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| peter of capitolias (b. 650) |
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| peter of friuli Italian duke (b. 701) |
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| peter the patrician (b. 750) |
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| peter of atroa abbot and saint (b. 773) |
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peter delyan Bulgarian emperor (b. 1001) |
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| peter of carcassonne (b. 981) |
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peter i, count of savoy Margrave of Turin/Suse (b. 1048) |
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| peter de valognes Norman noble (b. 1001) |
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| peter 2nd bishop of nice (b. 1035) |
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| peter de honestis Italian monk (b. 1049) |
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| peter of poitiers saint, FR (b. 1050) |
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