boy's name

Piotr

  • Origin Polish
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 2,347

Northern Ireland

#482

2017 births

Piotr is a boy's name. In 2021 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Piotr is a name of Polish origin.
  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2009, when 78 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 75,279 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1997.

Piotr over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

608
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Piotr by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 5
2000s 229
2010s 608
2020s (to 2025) 103

How popular is Piotr?

In 2025, Piotr was given to 7 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Piotr is used

Northern Ireland #482 3 in 2017
Ireland #572 6 in 2023
Scotland #866 3 in 2023
Canada #2,290 7 in 2008
England & Wales #3,189 7 in 2025
France #6,456 5 in 2024
United States #11,844 6 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Piotr

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Piotr also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Piotr over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Piotr

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Piotr — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Piotr

How popular is the name Piotr?

In 2025, Piotr was given to 7 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Piotr a girl's or a boy's name?

Piotr is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Piotr most popular?

Piotr peaked in 2009, when 78 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Piotr a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Piotr currently ranks #3,189 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.