The first name Pieter
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Pieter last appeared in the official list in 2017, given to 4 boys. It peaked in 2004, with 7 births (#2,070).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Pieter with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Pieter at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 5 boys born in the United States were named Pieter, the 13,408th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1967, when 24 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Pieter
147 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Pieter ZeemanDutch physicist (1865–1943)
- Pieter Brueghel the ElderFlemish painter (1526–1569)
- Pieter Brueghel the YoungerFlemish painter (1564–1638)
- Pieter HuistraDutch association football player and manager, born 1967
- Pieter de HoochDutch Golden Age painter (1629–1684)
- Pieter ClaeszFlemish-Dutch painter (c.1596–1660)
- Pieter BoddaertDutch physician and naturalist (1730-1795)
- Pieter van den HoogenbandDutch swimmer, born 1978
- Pieter BleekerDutch medical doctor, ichthyologist and herpetologist (1819–1878)
- Pieter LastmanDutch painter (1583–1633)
- Pieter Sjoerds GerbrandyDutch politician (1885-1961)
- Pieter Corneliszoon HooftDutch historian and writer (1581–1647)
Questions
- How popular is the name Pieter?
- In 2017, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Pieter, ranking 3,996th. Its peak was 2004, with 7 births.
- Is Pieter a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,011 US babies named Pieter since 1880 were boys.
- When was Pieter most popular?
- 1967 in the United States, when 24 babies were named Pieter, its highest rank at 1,597th.