UK boy's name
Piotr
A masculine given name of Greek origin meaning "rock, stone".
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Piotr is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Piotr popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1951, with 12 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2009, with 78 births.
This profile covers 938 England and Wales registrations across 25 recorded years from 1997 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, NRS Scotland and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 15% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 1,052 living people in the UK are called Piotr. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Piotr ranked #1951 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 12 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2009, when 78 boys were registered as Piotr.
- • Piotr ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #415 in 2017.
- • About 1,052 living people in the UK are estimated to have Piotr as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1951
2024
Births in 2024
12
Latest year
Peak year
2009
78 births
Estimated living
1,052
2026
Meaning
What does Piotr mean?
Piotr is a masculine given name derived from the Greek name Petros, meaning "rock" or "stone". It has its origins in the New Testament of the Bible, where the apostle Simon was given the name Peter (Petros in Greek) by Jesus.
The name Piotr is a Slavic variation of the name Peter, specifically used in Polish, Belarusian, and Russian cultures. It is believed to have been introduced to the Slavic regions through the spread of Christianity in the Middle Ages.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Piotr can be found in the Primary Chronicle, an early East Slavic chronicle dating back to the late 11th and early 12th centuries. It mentions Piotr, the son of Vladimir the Great, the Grand Prince of Kyiv who oversaw the Christianization of the Kievan Rus'.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Piotr. One of the most famous is Piotr Velikiy, also known as Peter the Great (1672-1725), the renowned Tsar of Russia who led a cultural revolution and expanded the Russian Empire.
Another prominent bearer of the name was Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), the renowned Russian composer who wrote some of the most celebrated works in the classical music repertoire, such as Swan Lake and The Nutcracker.
In Poland, Piotr Skarga (1536-1612) was a prominent Jesuit priest, preacher, and polemicist, known for his influential sermons and religious writings during the Polish Renaissance.
The name Piotr has also been associated with several saints in the Christian tradition, including Saint Peter the Apostle, the first Pope and a central figure in the Catholic Church, and Saint Peter of Alexandria (c. 640-c. 311), an early Christian bishop and martyr.
Another notable bearer of the name was Piotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin (1842-1921), a Russian prince, revolutionary, and one of the most influential theorists of anarcho-communism.
Sourced from namecensus.com.
Popularity
Piotr over time
The chart below shows babies named Piotr registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Piotr, the clearest high point is 2009. The latest England and Wales figure is 12 births in 2024, compared with 78 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Piotr by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Piotr was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #1468 | 96 | 5 |
| 2010s | #597 | 608 | 10 |
| 2000s | #1618 | 229 | 9 |
| 1990s | #2022 | 5 | 1 |
Geography
Where Piotr is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Piotr. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Piotr ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #415 in 2017.
Across the UK
Piotr in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#728 in 2023
15 years of NRS records, 95 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#415 in 2017
7 years of NISRA records, 26 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Piotr
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Piotr Michalowski
university teacher; ancient Near Eastern scholar; jazz musician
American historian
1948-
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Piotr Ostaszewski
Officer, pilot of the Polish Army (1910-1965)
1910-1965
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Piotr Dudziński
military officer; aircraft pilot
Colonel of the Polish Air Force, wing commander of the Royal Air Force (1899-1974)
1899-1974
Related
Names similar to Piotr
- Patrick 17,559
- Peter 13,150
- Paul 8,542
- Philip 4,997
- Parker 4,664
- Phoenix 3,865
- Preston 3,370
- Prince 1,782
- Patryk 1,763
- Phillip 1,697
- Percy 1,395
- Perry 1,015
FAQ
Piotr: questions and answers
How popular is the name Piotr in the UK right now?
In 2024, Piotr was ranked #1951 for boys in England and Wales, with 12 births registered.
When was Piotr most popular?
The peak year on record was 2009, with 78 babies registered as Piotr in England and Wales.
What is the meaning and origin of Piotr?
A masculine given name of Greek origin meaning "rock, stone".
How many people are called Piotr in the UK?
A total of 938 babies have been registered as Piotr across the 25 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 95 more in Scotland and 26 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Piotr most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Piotr ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #415 in 2017. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.