Peterson
Meaning
“Haitian Creole coined name built on Pierre/Peter, traditionally son of Pierre”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Peterson has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
18,893 people · the #1,104 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 10,753 · median age 27
Among people named Peterson living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 548 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Peterson
Most people given the name Peterson in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Peterson you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Peterson deep dive
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