Peter in Irish: Peadar
The Irish form of Peter is Peadar, a boy's name meaning “the rock.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Irish form
- Peadar
- Meaning
- The rock
- Gender
- Boy
- Also spelled
- Peadair
- Popularity in Ireland
- No. 152 for boys (2025)
How do you say Peter in Irish?
Peter in Irish is Peadar, pronounced PAD-ar. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Other spellings: Peadair.
What does Peadar mean?
Peadar means “the rock.” Peter is one of the English forms of the name.
Read more about Peadar: its meaning, origin and stories
How popular is Peter in Ireland?
In 2025, 34 baby boys in Ireland were named Peter, which made it No. 152 that year. That's down from No. 75 ten years earlier. It was most popular in 1966, when 601 baby boys were named Peter, No. 13 that year. The records go back to 1964, when 527 baby boys were given the name.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | No. 152 |
| 2024 | 41 | No. 132 |
| 2023 | 44 | No. 130 |
| 2022 | 56 | No. 108 |
| 2021 | 50 | No. 127 |
| 2020 | 48 | No. 125 |
| 2019 | 64 | No. 106 |
| 2018 | 80 | No. 86 |
| 2017 | 82 | No. 88 |
| 2016 | 68 | No. 102 |
| 2015 | 103 | No. 75 |
| 2014 | 101 | No. 77 |
| 2013 | 70 | No. 101 |
| 2012 | 91 | No. 89 |
| 2011 | 90 | No. 87 |
| 2010 | 96 | No. 84 |
| 2009 | 128 | No. 67 |
| 2008 | 127 | No. 70 |
| 2007 | 121 | No. 65 |
| 2006 | 125 | No. 62 |
| 2005 | 117 | No. 64 |
| 2004 | 108 | No. 66 |
| 2003 | 134 | No. 50 |
| 2002 | 128 | No. 50 |
| 2001 | 151 | No. 48 |
| 2000 | 131 | No. 53 |
| 1999 | 140 | No. 48 |
| 1998 | 143 | No. 42 |
| 1997 | 206 | No. 41 |
| 1996 | 212 | No. 41 |
| 1995 | 214 | No. 37 |
| 1994 | 233 | No. 36 |
| 1993 | 226 | No. 38 |
| 1992 | 240 | No. 33 |
| 1991 | 224 | No. 38 |
| 1990 | 237 | No. 33 |
| 1989 | 260 | No. 32 |
| 1988 | 299 | No. 30 |
| 1987 | 306 | No. 32 |
| 1986 | 356 | No. 28 |
| 1985 | 366 | No. 24 |
| 1984 | 400 | No. 22 |
| 1983 | 440 | No. 22 |
| 1982 | 458 | No. 19 |
| 1981 | 467 | No. 19 |
| 1980 | 489 | No. 17 |
| 1979 | 447 | No. 17 |
| 1978 | 409 | No. 19 |
| 1977 | 415 | No. 19 |
| 1976 | 392 | No. 23 |
| 1975 | 432 | No. 20 |
| 1974 | 437 | No. 20 |
| 1973 | 470 | No. 18 |
| 1972 | 447 | No. 20 |
| 1971 | 521 | No. 17 |
| 1970 | 427 | No. 20 |
| 1969 | 490 | No. 16 |
| 1968 | 526 | No. 15 |
| 1967 | 531 | No. 14 |
| 1966 | 601 | No. 13 |
| 1965 | 578 | No. 14 |
| 1964 | 527 | No. 13 |
Peadar in Ogham
Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Peadar, letter by letter.
- PPeith
- EEadhadh, aspen
- AAilm, pine
- DDair, oak
- AAilm, pine
- RRuis, elder
Write any name in Ogham with our Ogham translator
Names that go with Peter
Questions about Peter
- What is Peter in Irish?
- The Irish form of Peter is Peadar, pronounced PAD-ar. Peadar means “the rock.”
- How do you pronounce Peadar?
- Peadar is pronounced PAD-ar. Two syllables, stress on the first.
- Is Peter a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Peter is a boy's name.
- How popular is Peter in Ireland?
- In 2025, Peter was No. 152 for boys in Ireland, with 34 babies, according to the Central Statistics Office. It was most popular in 1966, at No. 13.