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Pekka

“rock”

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Swedish

Origin: Not established
2 language contexts: Danish Finnish
Follow the evidence: 9 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Pekka

Pekka is a masculine given name documented in Danish and Finnish. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it. It is a form of Peter, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “rock”.

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “rock”

Vernacular form of Petrus, at least in Eastern Finland from the Russian pet form Петька (Petʹka), but possibly also in Western Finland from forms of Old Swedish [Term?] (whence Swedish Peter and Petteri).

Sources for this account (7)

Wiktionary: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: Peter (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

02 / Across borders

Where Pekka is used

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countries in our sources

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2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

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Denmark

Language records

Documented as a given name in Danish.

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03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Finland

2026 Spelling: Pekka

Region and dataset

Recorded category male

Latest · 2026: 28,401; people; Rank #11
Peak year: 2026; 28,401 people

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Source: Digital and Population Data Services Agency · Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

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Pekka in Finland, male: people and rank by year
Year	People	Rank	Status
2026	28,401	11	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Pekka” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Current first given names of living Finnish citizens residing in Finland or abroad in the Population Information System as of 2026-08-03; extracted 2026-08-04. Foreign citizens, deceased persons and former names excluded. Only the first-name sheets are used.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Names occurring fewer than five times are omitted. Absence is unknown, not zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Released 2026-08-04 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

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04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Pekka Haavisto
born 1958
Finnish politician and minister for foreign affairs
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Pekka Vasala
born 1948
Finnish middle- and long distance runner
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Pekka Rinne
born 1982
Finnish ice hockey player
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Pekka Halonen
1865–1933
Finnish painter (1865-1933)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Pekka Lagerblom
born 1982
Finnish footballer
Wikipedia Wikidata source

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms8

Wikidata Q2067829CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: Peter (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Pekka.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates2

Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Pekka

Pekka is a masculine given name documented in Danish and Finnish. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it. It is a form of Peter, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “rock”.

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “rock”

Sources for this account (7)

Wiktionary: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: Peter (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where Pekka is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Pekka’s connections around the world.

2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

Denmark

Language records

Documented as a given name in Danish.

Explore Denmark

3 of 3 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Finland

2026 Spelling: Pekka

Region and dataset

Recorded category male

Latest · 2026: 28,401; people; Rank #11
Peak year: 2026; 28,401 people

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: Digital and Population Data Services Agency · Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Pekka in Finland, male: people and rank by year
Year	People	Rank	Status
2026	28,401	11	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Current first given names of living Finnish citizens residing in Finland or abroad in the Population Information System as of 2026-08-03; extracted 2026-08-04. Foreign citizens, deceased persons and former names excluded. Only the first-name sheets are used.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Names occurring fewer than five times are omitted. Absence is unknown, not zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Released 2026-08-04 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

Read our methodology

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Pekka Haavisto
born 1958
Finnish politician and minister for foreign affairs
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Pekka Vasala
born 1948
Finnish middle- and long distance runner
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Pekka Rinne
born 1982
Finnish ice hockey player
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Pekka Halonen
1865–1933
Finnish painter (1865-1933)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Pekka Lagerblom
born 1982
Finnish footballer
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms8

Wikidata Q2067829CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: Peter (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia: PekkaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Pekka.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates2

Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Pekka

Meaning in the sources

Where Pekka is used

Across borders

Denmark

Popularity over time

Finland

History

Notable bearers

Pekka Haavisto

Pekka Vasala

Pekka Rinne

Pekka Halonen

Pekka Lagerblom

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Pekka

Meaning in the sources

Where Pekka is used

Across borders

Denmark

Popularity over time

Finland

History

Notable bearers

Pekka Haavisto

Pekka Vasala

Pekka Rinne

Pekka Halonen

Pekka Lagerblom

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page