Petra
- #1,367 for girls in 2025, 161 births
- Last seen for boys in 1991 at #8,236
- Given to girls 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1894 · 42 births
- Debut · girls
- 10 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 14,559since 1881
Petra over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Petra has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,367 | 161 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,484 | 147 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,471 | 149 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,531 | 140 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,426 | 151 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,276 | 175 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,326 | 172 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,512 | 144 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,392 | 165 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,456 | 158 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,350 | 176 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,515 | 145 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,599 | 134 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,705 | 122 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,741 | 118 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,010 | 99 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,650 | 135 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,677 | 133 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,744 | 124 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,978 | 101 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,639 | 122 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,044 | 89 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,167 | 80 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,113 | 80 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,901 | 91 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,869 | 91 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,153 | 70 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,940 | 78 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,784 | 84 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,752 | 85 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,776 | 81 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,608 | 94 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,664 | 90 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,713 | 87 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,818 | 78 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #1,862 | 76 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,818 | 73 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,636 | 79 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,267 | 111 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,588 | 75 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,401 | 91 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,350 | 89 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,278 | 96 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,684 | 67 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,423 | 86 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,161 | 116 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,261 | 101 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,087 | 120 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,206 | 101 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,016 | 123 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,145 | 101 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,003 | 120 | — | |
| 1973 | #973 | 122 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #1,006 | 117 | — | |
| 1971 | #976 | 130 | — | |
| 1970 | #972 | 130 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,024 | 113 | — | |
| 1968 | #887 | 134 | — | |
| 1967 | #919 | 124 | — | |
| 1966 | #879 | 130 | — | |
| 1965 | #791 | 156 | — | |
| 1964 | #885 | 138 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,003 | 113 | — | |
| 1962 | #998 | 116 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,101 | 99 | — | |
| 1960 | #897 | 137 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,031 | 106 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,095 | 92 | — | |
| 1957 | #995 | 109 | — | |
| 1956 | #929 | 118 | — | |
| 1955 | #999 | 100 | — | |
| 1954 | #952 | 103 | — | |
| 1953 | #874 | 115 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,004 | 88 | — | |
| 1951 | #928 | 98 | — | |
| 1950 | #758 | 130 | — | |
| 1949 | #823 | 113 | — | |
| 1948 | #738 | 131 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #815 | 115 | — | |
| 1946 | #761 | 116 | — | |
| 1945 | #773 | 93 | — | |
| 1944 | #753 | 103 | — | |
| 1943 | #762 | 103 | — | |
| 1942 | #769 | 97 | — | |
| 1941 | #802 | 81 | — | |
| 1940 | #665 | 108 | — | |
| 1939 | #661 | 106 | — | |
| 1938 | #635 | 117 | — | |
| 1937 | #612 | 121 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #615 | 115 | — | |
| 1935 | #631 | 106 | — | |
| 1934 | #544 | 139 | — | |
| 1933 | #588 | 120 | — | |
| 1932 | #550 | 141 | — | |
| 1931 | #497 | 168 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #504 | 176 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #492 | 187 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #513 | 182 | #3,357 | 7 |
| 1927 | #498 | 197 | #3,151 | 8 |
| 1926 | #530 | 174 | — | |
| 1925 | #512 | 189 | — | |
| 1924 | #524 | 187 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #558 | 168 | — | |
| 1922 | #507 | 189 | — | |
| 1921 | #551 | 166 | — | |
| 1920 | #581 | 152 | #3,815 | 6 |
| 1919 | #576 | 145 | — | |
| 1918 | #608 | 134 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #615 | 123 | — | |
| 1916 | #687 | 99 | — | |
| 1915 | #593 | 120 | — | |
| 1914 | #526 | 111 | — | |
| 1913 | #556 | 85 | — | |
| 1912 | #620 | 63 | — | |
| 1911 | #531 | 62 | — | |
| 1910 | #503 | 65 | — | |
| 1909 | #535 | 50 | — | |
| 1908 | #593 | 40 | — | |
| 1907 | #500 | 51 | — | |
| 1906 | #555 | 40 | — | |
| 1905 | #519 | 43 | — | |
| 1904 | #500 | 43 | — | |
| 1903 | #654 | 26 | — | |
| 1902 | #528 | 37 | — | |
| 1901 | #499 | 37 | — | |
| 1900 | #531 | 40 | — | |
| 1899 | #664 | 22 | — | |
| 1898 | #631 | 26 | — | |
| 1897 | #627 | 24 | — | |
| 1896 | #514 | 33 | — | |
| 1895 | #578 | 27 | — | |
| 1894 | #429 | 42 | — | |
| 1893 | #594 | 23 | — | |
| 1892 | #565 | 24 | — | |
| 1891 | #624 | 18 | — | |
| 1890 | #617 | 18 | — | |
| 1889 | #516 | 24 | — | |
| 1888 | #512 | 24 | — | |
| 1887 | #537 | 17 | — | |
| 1886 | #508 | 19 | — | |
| 1885 | #557 | 15 | — | |
| 1884 | #731 | 9 | — | |
| 1883 | #651 | 9 | — | |
| 1882 | #634 | 9 | — | |
| 1881 | #539 | 10 | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1881
The first year at least five girls were named Petra! It came in at #539, and was given to 10 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1884, when fewer than 11 girls a year got the name.
Where Petra is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Oregon#548 · 1 in 2,175
- Washington#679 · 1 in 3,207
- Colorado#789 · 1 in 3,888
- New York#980 · 1 in 5,222
- Florida#1,000 · 1 in 5,784
Best ever in a state: #38 in Arizona, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | #548 | 6 | 1 in 2,175 |
| Washington | #679 | 9 | 1 in 3,207 |
| Colorado | #789 | 6 | 1 in 3,888 |
| New York | #980 | 15 | 1 in 5,222 |
| Florida | #1,000 | 15 | 1 in 5,784 |
| Illinois | #1,113 | 7 | 1 in 6,333 |
| California | #1,185 | 21 | 1 in 7,701 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,231 | 6 | 1 in 7,781 |
| North Carolina | #1,437 | 5 | 1 in 9,297 |
| Ohio | #1,438 | 5 | 1 in 9,454 |
| Texas | #2,210 | 9 | 1 in 17,838 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 117 spots since 2024 (#1,484 → #1,367)
- 91 spots since 2020 (#1,276 → #1,367)
- Biggest jump: 174 spots in 1885
- Biggest drop: 204 spots in 1961
Rise & fade · girls
13 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1894 at #429 (42 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 86 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 86 yrs · run 1881–1951
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,308
- Highest: 1 in 5,308 girls born in 1894 were named Petra (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,983 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 12.3% of all girls named Petra (1,791) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 136 | #508 (1886) | #576 |
| 1890s | 257 | #429 (1894) | #584 |
| 1900s | 407 | #499 (1901) | #541 |
| 1910s | 1,007 | #503 (1910) | #582 |
| 1920s | 1,791 | #492 (1929) | #527 |
| 1930s | 1,309 | #497 (1931) | #584 |
| 1940s | 1,060 | #665 (1940) | #766 |
| 1950s | 1,059 | #758 (1950) | #957 |
| 1960s | 1,260 | #791 (1965) | #938 |
| 1970s | 1,165 | #972 (1970) | #1,065 |
| 1980s | 883 | #1,161 (1980) | #1,461 |
| 1990s | 823 | #1,608 (1994) | #1,807 |
| 2000s | 1,046 | #1,639 (2005) | #1,878 |
| 2010s | 1,433 | #1,326 (2019) | #1,561 |
| 2020s | 923 | #1,276 (2020) | #1,426 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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