Pietro is a distinctive choice, ranked #1859 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Pietro in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1859
About the Name Pietro
Pietro has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 136 places in five years. It was most popular in 2016 at #1123 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Pietro is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Pietro
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Pietro per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Pietro in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Pietro has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 136 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1123 in 2016. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Pietro is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Pietro include: Pietro Boselli — Pietro Boselli is an Italian model, engineer, and former mathematics postgraduate teacher at University College London.; Pietro Vierchowod — Pietro Vierchowod is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, and a manager.; Pietro Labriola — Pietro Labriola is an Italian business executive who has been the chief executive officer and general manager of the TIM Group since January 2022..
Pietro does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Pietros in the wild.
13
UK babies named Pietro (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 136 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Pietro
Likely around 1 other Pietro in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Pietro Boselli is an Italian model, engineer, and former mathematics postgraduate teacher at University College London. He completed his Phd in November 2014 in the Department of Engineering, on the topic of "An Inverse Design Methodology for Long Last-Stage Steam Turbine Blades." Boselli has been dubbed the "world’s hottest maths teacher" and his Instagram account has 3.3 million followers.
Pietro Vierchowod is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, and a manager. He represented the Italy national side during his career and was in the Italian squad that won the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
Pietro Bottaccioli was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1950, Bottaccioli served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gubbio, Italy, from 1989 to 2004.
Pietro Paolo Giovanni Ernesto Baracchi was a Grand Duchy of Tuscany-born astronomer, active in Australia and Government Astronomer of Victoria (Australia) 1900–15. Baracchi was born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, and took a degree in civil engineering.
Pietro Mengoli was an Italian mathematician and clergyman from Bologna, where he studied with Bonaventura Cavalieri at the University of Bologna, and succeeded him in 1647. He remained as professor there for the next 39 years of his life.
Pietro Aretino was an Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist and blackmailer, who wielded influence on contemporary art and politics. He was one of the most influential writers of his time and an outspoken critic of the powerful.