Pietro comes from the Greek / Italian tradition, meaning Rock, stone, steadfast.
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How popular is Pietro?
1974peak year
Today, Pietro is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #3255), with only about 36 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1974, 51 babies were given the name (ranked #1164 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1970s. Pietro's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 2,380 babies have been registered as Pietro since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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