Peterson is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #10462 in 2018 with 7 recorded births. This places Peterson in the bottom 26% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2000 with 24 births ranking #3505. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 53.3%. In 2018, approximately 1 in every 259,353 boys born was named Peterson. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.