boy's name
Pietro
- Origin Italian
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,717
Ireland
#551
2025 births
Pietro is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Pietro is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 1974, when 52 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 82,884 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1909.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Pietro over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 140 |
| 1920s | 171 |
| 1930s | 48 |
| 1940s | 18 |
| 1950s | 75 |
| 1960s | 212 |
| 1970s | 378 |
| 1980s | 280 |
| 1990s | 271 |
| 2000s | 261 |
| 2010s | 349 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 215 |
How popular is Pietro?
In 2025, Pietro was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Pietro is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Pietro
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Pietro also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Pietro over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Pietro in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Armenian
- Petros
- Basque
- Kepa
- Bulgarian
- Petar
- Czech
- Petr
- Greek
- Petros
- Icelandic
- Per
- Italian
- Piero
- Latin
- Petrus
- Lombard
- Peder
- Macedonian
- Petar
- Polish
- Piotr
- Romanian
- Petru
- Slovene
- Petar
- Ukrainian
- Petro
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Peer
Sibling names for Pietro
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Pietro — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Pietro
How popular is the name Pietro?
In 2025, Pietro was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Pietro a girl's or a boy's name?
Pietro is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Pietro?
Pietro has 3 syllables.
When was Pietro most popular?
Pietro peaked in 1974, when 52 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Pietro a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Pietro currently ranks #551 in the United States. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.