Petra

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Spanish

Meaning

Petra is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of Peter, which is derived from the Greek word "πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock".

From Wikipedia

Petra first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 37 babies (rank #755 that year). In 2024 it was given to 32 girls (rank #884). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Petra

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Petra yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

778
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
37
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199115#1,146
199217#1,081
199312#1,379
199412#1,284
199515#1,227
199610#1,643
199714#1,260
199814#1,276
199915#1,199
200025#834
200113#1,362
200211#1,556
200320#1,026
200422#996
200521#1,064
200626#938
200735#768
200833#826
200924#1,079
201020#1,246
201129#908
201231#871
201327#972
201435#791
201537#755
201624#1,084
201735#799
201819#1,282
201933#833
202030#912
202128#984
202224#1,074
202320#1,232
202432#884