Pietro
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- PYET-roh
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,686 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,035 for boys
Pietro is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “stone, rock”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 3,035th for boys in the US (40 babies).
What does Pietro mean?
Greek: Italian form of Peter
“stone, rock”
The Italian form of Peter; the Renaissance painter Pietro Perugino is said to have taught the young Raphael.
Is Pietro a girl's or a boy's name?
Pietro is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the UK and 40 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Pietro in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,686th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Pietro, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 25 boys.
Half of all the boys named Pietro in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Pietro in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,561 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,351 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 25 | #1,195 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 15 | #1,692 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Pietro in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,035th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 40 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 40 boys in the US were named Pietro, making it the 3,035th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,650th. Its busiest year was 1974, with 52 boys. It first appears in the records in 1909.
Half of all the boys named Pietro in the US since 1880 were born between 1967 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Pietro in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3,035 |
| 2024 | 31 | #3,603 |
| 2023 | 41 | #3,004 |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,689 |
| 2021 | 44 | #2,818 |
| 2020 | 29 | #3,650 |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,423 |
| 2018 | 40 | #2,942 |
| 2017 | 42 | #2,839 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,110 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3,021 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,011 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,622 |
| 2011 | 40 | #2,903 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,013 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 35 | #3,219 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 28 | #3,600 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,937 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 31 | #3,040 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,789 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,612 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,791 |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,708 |
| 1997 | 34 | #2,393 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 27 | #2,635 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,664 |
| 1991 | 29 | #2,400 |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,052 |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,539 |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,192 |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,268 |
| 1986 | 37 | #1,693 |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,170 |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,363 |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,904 |
| 1982 | 34 | #1,699 |
| 1981 | 26 | #2,037 |
| 1980 | 31 | #1,808 |
| 1979 | 26 | #1,991 |
| 1978 | 26 | #1,913 |
| 1977 | 35 | #1,571 |
| 1976 | 39 | #1,427 |
| 1975 | 47 | #1,238 |
| 1974 | 52 | #1,135 |
| 1973 | 41 | #1,294 |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,603 |
| 1971 | 46 | #1,214 |
| 1970 | 37 | #1,373 |
| 1969 | 32 | #1,414 |
| 1968 | 31 | #1,393 |
| 1967 | 25 | #1,539 |
| 1966 | 20 | #1,722 |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,855 |
| 1964 | 21 | #1,728 |
| 1963 | 19 | #1,838 |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,034 |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,069 |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,209 |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,294 |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,214 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 10 | #2,591 |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,092 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,769 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,369 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,171 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,211 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,548 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,252 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,267 |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,774 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,327 |
| 1930 | 15 | #1,964 |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,451 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,842 |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,871 |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,302 |
| 1925 | 21 | #1,678 |
| 1924 | 27 | #1,458 |
| 1923 | 18 | #1,873 |
| 1922 | 20 | #1,765 |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,058 |
| 1920 | 18 | #1,885 |
| 1919 | 18 | #1,810 |
| 1918 | 23 | #1,538 |
| 1917 | 20 | #1,642 |
| 1916 | 21 | #1,548 |
| 1915 | 22 | #1,453 |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,867 |
| 1913 | 12 | #1,579 |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,416 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,439 |
Names like Pietro
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hugo, Nico, Theo, Lucas, Enzo, Arlo, Milo, Lorenzo, Noah, Sebastian, Leonardo, Pedro
Names related to Pietro
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Pietro: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/pietro, updated 20 October 2026.