Peter Boyle
There are approximately 52 people named Peter Boyle living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,591,430 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Peter with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Boyle. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
52
1 in 6,591,430
Named Peter
411K
Alive today
Named Boyle
44K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 411K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1957
Average age: 53
Top Census group: White (80.9%)
Estimated bearers: 44K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #905
Per 100K: 12.72
Top ancestry: White (91.1%)
First name trend
Peter: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Peter. The peak year was 1957 with 11,629 births. The average person named Peter today is 53 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Peter
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Peter, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 80.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Peter described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Peter at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White80.9% · 375,785
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.5% · 30,202
- Hispanic or Latino6.5% · 30,085
- Black or African American3.7% · 17,383
- Two or more races2.0% · 9,160
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1,785
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Boyle surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Boyle, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Boyle described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Boyle at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White91.1% · 34,650
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 1,294
- Two or more races2.7% · 1,036
- Black or African American1.8% · 701
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 266
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 81
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Peter has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1198% of the US population, based on 410,601 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Peter right now.
The surname Boyle appears at a rate of 12.72 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0127%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 52 people with the full name Peter Boyle. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Peter
Related
Other people with the surname Boyle
FAQ
Peter Boyle: questions and answers
How many people are named Peter Boyle?
We estimate approximately 52 people in the United States share the full name Peter Boyle. That works out to about 1 in 6,591,430 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1198%) with the surname frequency (12.72 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Peter Boyle?
We classify Peter Boyle as "Very Rare". About 1 in 6,591,430 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Peter a male or female name?
Peter is predominantly male. Out of 589,576 total SSA registrations, 99.7% were male and 0.3% were female. See the full Peter profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Peter Boyle?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.