Petra Girl
How popular is Petra?
#1,367 girl name in 2025
161 baby girls were named Petra in the US in 2025, making it the 1367th most popular girl name.
9,246living people named Petra (est.)
42median age of people named Petra
14,626babies named Petra since 1880
1 in 20,592US babies born in 2025
Petra popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,367 for girls (▲ 117 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 161 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-9% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,350 in 2015, #1,276 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1927 (197 girls) |
| Highest rank | #429 in 1894 |
| First recorded | 1881 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Petra is most popular
Babies named Petra per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Oregon: 0.3 per 1,000 (21 girls)
- Washington: 0.3 per 1,000 (44 girls)
- Illinois: 0.2 per 1,000 (36 girls)
- Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (23 girls)
- Colorado: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 girls)
Petra by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 136 | #508 |
| 1890s | 257 | #429 |
| 1900s | 407 | #499 |
| 1910s | 1,007 | #503 |
| 1920s | 1,791 | #492 |
| 1930s | 1,309 | #497 |
| 1940s | 1,060 | #665 |
| 1950s | 1,059 | #757 |
| 1960s | 1,260 | #791 |
| 1970s | 1,165 | #972 |
| 1980s | 883 | #1,161 |
| 1990s | 823 | #1,603 |
| 2000s | 1,046 | #1,638 |
| 2010s | 1,433 | #1,326 |
| 2020s | 923 | #1,276 |
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Questions
- Is Petra a boy or girl name?
- Petra is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Petra were girls.
- How popular is the name Petra?
- 161 baby girls were named Petra in the US in 2025, making it the 1367th most popular girl name.
- When was Petra most popular?
- Petra peaked in 1927, when 197 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #429 in 1894.
- How many people are named Petra?
- 14,626 babies have been named Petra in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,246 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 42.
- Where is Petra most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Petra was most common in Oregon, at 0.3 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.