Petro
- Last seen for boys in 2015 at #12,086
- Peak · boys
- 1920 · 10 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 160since 1918
Petro over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Petro has never cracked the top 2,000 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 | boys | |
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| rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | |
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| 2015 | #12,086 | 5 |
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| 2010 | — | |
| 2009 | #12,491 | 5 |
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| 1993 | #8,700 | 5 |
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| 1988 | #7,270 | 5 |
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| 1986 | #5,926 | 6 |
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| 1976 | #3,264 | 11 |
| 1975 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #4,190 | 7 |
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| 1972 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1971 | #2,973 | 11 |
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| 1969 | #3,314 | 8 |
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| 1960 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | #3,988 | 5 |
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| 1954 | #2,942 | 8 |
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| 1934 | #3,679 | 5 |
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| 1930 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | — | |
| 1928 | #4,151 | 5 |
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| 1926 | #3,385 | 7 |
| 1925 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #3,505 | 7 |
| 1923 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | — | |
| 1921 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #2,765 | 10 |
| 1919 | — | |
| 1918 | #3,728 | 6 |
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First appearance
1918
The first year at least five boys were named Petro! It came in at #3,728, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1919, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Petro is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Petro in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Petro
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2015
Rise & fade · boys
2 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1918
- Peaked 1920 at #2,765 (10 births)
- Births halved by 1922, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 106,436
- Highest: 1 in 106,436 boys born in 1920 were named Petro (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 383,349 boys born in 2015 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 29.4% of all boys named Petro (47) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #3,728 (1918) | #3,728 |
| 1920s | 47 | #2,765 (1920) | #3,620 |
| 1930s | 11 | #3,592 (1930) | #3,636 |
| 1940s | 0 | — | — |
| 1950s | 13 | #2,942 (1954) | #3,465 |
| 1960s | 14 | #3,314 (1969) | #3,490 |
| 1970s | 43 | #2,973 (1971) | #3,740 |
| 1980s | 11 | #5,926 (1986) | #6,598 |
| 1990s | 5 | #8,700 (1993) | #8,700 |
| 2000s | 5 | #12,491 (2009) | #12,491 |
| 2010s | 5 | #12,086 (2015) | #12,086 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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