Fun Facts About the Name Peder
- 799 babies named Peder: U.S. records list 799 babies given the name Peder from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Peder Mean?
Peder is a Scandinavian form of Peter, used chiefly in Danish and Norwegian. It goes back to Greek Petros, the name given in the New Testament to Simon, and to Aramaic kēphā, meaning "rock" or "stone"; Greek petra also means "rock." The literal sense of Peder is therefore "rock," and the traditional Christian reading of that rock as a foundation is a symbolic interpretation rather than a separate etymology.
Peder Name History & Origins
Christianity brought the Latin name Petrus into Scandinavia, where it took vernacular forms. Old Norse had Pétr, and Danish and Norwegian developed Peder as a form of the same name. The initial consonant and the d in Peder belong to the Scandinavian pronunciation of the name, not to a different root. Swedish naming usually preferred Per or Pär, while Peder is associated mainly with Denmark and Norway.
Peder appears in Danish and Norwegian records from the Middle Ages onward, and the name stayed in use in both countries. Its use was reinforced by the Christian veneration of Saint Peter, the apostle, though the name's later history is Scandinavian rather than simply a copy of the Latin original. Danish and Norwegian bearers include the painters Peder Severin Krøyer and Peder Balke, examples of the name's continued place in those countries.
How Popular is the Name Peder?
Peder has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1975. Its best rank was #1,201 in 1894.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | #13,743 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #11,793 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #12,850 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #12,002 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #8,886 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #11,161 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #8,222 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #6,484 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #8,724 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #6,276 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #5,035 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #5,269 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #7,197 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #3,295 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #9,131 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1989 | #4,215 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #7,024 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #4,494 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #2,975 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1985 | #4,261 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #3,621 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #3,374 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #2,495 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1981 | #4,840 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #2,595 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1979 | #2,533 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1978 | #4,073 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #3,535 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #3,051 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #2,267 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1974 | #3,272 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #2,687 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1972 | #4,320 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #2,774 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #2,268 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1969 | #2,386 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1968 | #2,545 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #2,441 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #2,584 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1965 | #2,150 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1964 | #3,223 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #2,641 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #2,800 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #2,845 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #3,027 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #2,386 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #3,492 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #4,408 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #2,749 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #2,522 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #2,028 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1953 | #2,671 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #2,637 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #2,340 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1950 | #2,543 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #2,092 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1948 | #2,095 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1947 | #2,333 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1946 | #3,110 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #2,534 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1944 | #3,353 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #2,912 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #2,670 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1941 | #3,073 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1940 | #3,376 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #2,576 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1938 | #3,440 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #3,182 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1932 | #3,291 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1931 | #3,324 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #2,955 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1923 | #4,136 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #4,200 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #4,216 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1918 | #4,652 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #3,142 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1916 | #2,879 | 9 | 0.0010% |
| 1915 | #3,728 | 6 | 0.0007% |
| 1913 | #3,147 | 5 | 0.0010% |
| 1912 | #2,817 | 5 | 0.0012% |
| 1903 | #1,265 | 5 | 0.0042% |
| 1894 | #1,201 | 5 | 0.0043% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Peder Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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