Petra

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

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 1881 and has been recorded in 144 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1927 with 197 babies (rank #499 that year). In 2024 it was given to 147 girls (rank #1,486). 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.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

14,465

Total babies (all years)

144

Years in the data

197

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Petra

Petra Kvitovátennis player · b. 1990
Petra Kellyactivist · b. 1947
Petra Vlhováalpine skier · b. 1995
Petra Martićtennis player · b. 1991
Petra Němcovámodel · b. 1979

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1881	10	#574
1882	9	#667
1883	9	#682
1884	9	#781
1885	15	#571
1886	19	#523
1887	17	#556
1888	24	#522
1889	24	#528
1890	18	#639
1891	18	#639
1892	24	#575
1893	23	#611
1894	42	#435
1895	27	#589
1896	33	#525
1897	24	#640
1898	26	#648
1899	22	#675
1900	40	#537
1901	37	#505
1902	37	#534
1903	26	#663
1904	43	#505
1905	43	#526
1906	40	#561
1907	51	#506
1908	40	#601
1909	50	#539
1910	65	#510
1911	62	#534
1912	63	#629
1913	85	#557
1914	111	#530
1915	120	#597
1916	99	#690
1917	123	#619
1918	134	#610
1919	145	#579
1920	152	#582
1921	166	#552
1922	189	#507
1923	168	#558
1924	187	#525
1925	189	#512
1926	174	#532
1927	197	#499
1928	182	#514
1929	187	#492
1930	176	#505
1931	168	#498
1932	141	#550
1933	120	#591
1934	139	#548
1935	106	#633
1936	115	#618
1937	121	#612
1938	117	#637
1939	106	#663
1940	108	#666
1941	81	#806
1942	97	#771
1943	103	#766
1944	103	#756
1945	93	#777
1946	116	#765
1947	115	#819
1948	131	#739
1949	113	#832
1950	130	#760
1951	98	#936
1952	88	#1,006
1953	115	#880
1954	103	#955
1955	100	#1,000
1956	118	#932
1957	109	#999
1958	92	#1,101
1959	106	#1,034
1960	137	#902
1961	99	#1,106
1962	116	#1,000
1963	113	#1,006
1964	138	#886
1965	156	#791
1966	130	#884
1967	124	#922
1968	134	#893
1969	113	#1,029
1970	130	#973
1971	130	#978
1972	117	#1,009
1973	122	#978
1974	120	#1,006
1975	101	#1,152
1976	123	#1,020
1977	101	#1,211
1978	120	#1,095
1979	101	#1,267
1980	116	#1,166
1981	86	#1,429
1982	67	#1,698
1983	96	#1,282
1984	89	#1,354
1985	91	#1,407
1986	75	#1,599
1987	111	#1,271
1988	79	#1,658
1989	73	#1,831
1990	76	#1,873
1991	78	#1,830
1992	87	#1,728
1993	90	#1,677
1994	94	#1,621
1995	81	#1,783
1996	85	#1,764
1997	84	#1,798
1998	78	#1,950
1999	70	#2,175
2000	91	#1,881
2001	91	#1,920
2002	80	#2,122
2003	80	#2,182
2004	89	#2,062
2005	122	#1,644
2006	101	#1,985
2007	124	#1,749
2008	133	#1,682
2009	135	#1,655
2010	99	#2,025
2011	118	#1,746
2012	122	#1,713
2013	134	#1,613
2014	145	#1,518
2015	176	#1,351
2016	158	#1,463
2017	165	#1,398
2018	144	#1,516
2019	172	#1,330
2020	175	#1,278
2021	151	#1,430
2022	140	#1,536
2023	149	#1,473
2024	147	#1,486