Petra
Petra was the 1372nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 161 babies. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 435th; the most babies were born in 1927 (197). Over the last ten years it has moved down 21 places. More babies were named Petra in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,372 girls, down 94 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 161girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1927197 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,626babies recorded
Petra popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 67 since 1918.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,372 | 161 |
| 2020 | #1,278 | 175 |
| 2010 | #2,025 | 99 |
| 2000 | #1,881 | 91 |
| 1990 | #1,873 | 76 |
| 1980 | #1,166 | 116 |
| 1970 | #973 | 130 |
| 1960 | #902 | 137 |
| 1950 | #760 | 130 |
| 1940 | #666 | 108 |
| 1930 | #505 | 176 |
| 1920 | #582 | 152 |
| 1910 | #510 | 65 |
| 1900 | #537 | 40 |
| 1890 | #639 | 18 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Petra, counting every spelling?
Petra has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,287 for girls in 2025, against #1,372 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Petra?
161 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Petra (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Petra born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 52 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Petra.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Petra?
About 9,000 people born in the US named Petra are alive today, with a median age of 40; half are between 15 and 62. That makes Petra mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Petra by state
How common Petra was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oregon (3.5×), Washington (3.3×), Illinois (1.7×). In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Petra: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Petra, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Petra
How popular is the name Petra?
Petra was the 1372nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 161 babies. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 435th; the most babies were born in 1927 (197). Over the last ten years it has moved down 21 places. More babies were named Petra in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Petra a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Petra in the US.
Where is Petra most popular?
In 2021–2025, Petra was most common in Oregon (0.32 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and Illinois.