Is Pieter a boy or girl name?

Pieter is a boy’s name. Of the 1,011 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Pieter

Recorded 1935–2025 · United States

Pieter was most popular in 1967, when 24 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,829 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,011 people named Pieter.

Pieter over time

Births per year. The dot marks Pieter’s peak in 1967. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Pieter a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Pieter is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,011 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Pieter

Where Pieter is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 7.0×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org