Piotr
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- PYOTR
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
Piotr is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “stone, rock”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies).
What does Piotr mean?
Greek: Polish form of Peter
“stone, rock”
The Polish form of Peter, with the familiar pet form Piotrek.
Is Piotr a girl's or a boy's name?
Piotr is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Piotr in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 71% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Piotr, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,105th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 95 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Piotr than any year since 2004.
Half of all the boys named Piotr in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Piotr in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,404 |
| 2021 | 32 | #1,017 |
| 2020 | 27 | #1,105 |
| 2019 | 44 | #788 |
| 2018 | 48 | #767 |
| 2017 | 82 | #535 |
| 2016 | 71 | #590 |
| 2015 | 66 | #609 |
| 2014 | 80 | #539 |
| 2013 | 60 | #637 |
| 2012 | 79 | #532 |
| 2011 | 76 | #524 |
| 2010 | 76 | #512 |
| 2009 | 95 | #439 |
| 2008 | 70 | #544 |
| 2007 | 56 | #606 |
| 2006 | 19 | #1,207 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
How popular is Piotr in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 37 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Piotr in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Piotr in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,009 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,789 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,593 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,819 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 36 | #2,205 |
| 1994 | 35 | #2,254 |
| 1993 | 37 | #2,118 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 29 | #2,400 |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,548 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,612 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,911 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
Nicknames for Piotr
- Piotrek
Names like Piotr
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Lucas Cruz Hector Xander Perez Spencer Cooper Parker Pedro Omar Hunter
More Greek names
Theodore Sophia George Theo Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie
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, “Piotr: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/piotr, updated 20 October 2026.