Peter

Expression 1 The Leader · predominantly a boy’s name · #352 in the US right now

Origin & meaning

Greek · From Greek Πετρος (Petros), meaning "rock" or "stone"

Rock, stone — Name given by Jesus to apostle Simon, first Pope

The numbers in the letters

1Expression

Independent, pioneering, and ambitious. Number 1 represents new beginnings, leadership, and self-reliance. You are a natural born leader with strong determination and willpower.

2 + 8 → 1 + 0 → 1

1Soul Urge

What the vowels want: to go first. Not applause — authorship. The quiet dread underneath is being ordinary, and it has moved you more than ambition ever has.

1 + 0 → 1

9Personality

What the consonants project: someone finishing a longer thought. There is a gravity to how you enter rooms — people bring you their endings, their exits, their big questions.

1 + 8 → 9

Peter in the real world

591,531 Americans have been named Peter since 1880. It peaked in 1957 with 11,628 newborns and 1,954 carried it in 2025 (#352).

US births per decade, 18802025 · SSA public data

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The name is half the signature

A birth date completes it — life path, birthday number, and how they interact with Peter’s letters.

Related names

Same number energy — Expression 1

Peaked in the same era — the 1950s