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 1924 and has been recorded in 1 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1924 with 1,061 babies (rank #48 that year). It was not in the 2024 data.

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.

1,061
Total babies (all years)
1
Years in the data
1,061
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
19241,061#48