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Origin & history of Peterson1
English roots
Peterson comes from the English tradition, meaning Son of Peter.
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How popular is Peterson?
1989
peak year
Peterson reached its widest reach during the 1980s. In 1989, 28 babies received the name (ranked #2397). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #8520), with about 10 babies given the name annually. Peterson's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 810 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
28
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,397)
(ranked #2,397)
10
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
100
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
810
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Peterson4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
P7
E5
T2
E5
R9
S1
O6
N5
Sum: 40 → Life path 4
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Personality of Peterson🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
💪
Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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