Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: LatinPetrus is the Latin form of the Greek name ฮ ฮญฯฯฮฟฯ meaning "rock", and is the common English prefix "petro-" used to describe rock-based substances, like petros-oleum or "rock oil." As the source of Peter, it is a common name for people from antiquity through the medieval era.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Petrus yields these three numbers โ a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 2,634 | #5 |
| 1956 | 2,805 | #5 |
| 1957 | 2,780 | #5 |
| 1958 | 2,781 | #5 |
| 1959 | 2,833 | #5 |
| 1960 | 2,667 | #5 |
| 1961 | 2,755 | #4 |
| 1962 | 2,793 | #4 |
| 1963 | 2,662 | #5 |
| 1964 | 2,506 | #5 |
| 1965 | 2,393 | #5 |
| 1966 | 2,163 | #5 |
| 1967 | 2,011 | #7 |
| 1968 | 1,781 | #10 |
| 1969 | 1,674 | #13 |
| 1970 | 1,464 | #14 |
| 1971 | 1,197 | #15 |
| 1972 | 1,062 | #17 |
| 1973 | 840 | #21 |
| 1974 | 748 | #22 |
| 1975 | 574 | #26 |
| 1976 | 543 | #32 |
| 1977 | 543 | #33 |
| 1978 | 515 | #35 |
| 1979 | 545 | #32 |
| 1980 | 521 | #32 |
| 1981 | 474 | #37 |
| 1982 | 434 | #42 |
| 1983 | 422 | #43 |
| 1984 | 411 | #45 |
| 1985 | 399 | #47 |
| 1986 | 357 | #57 |
| 1987 | 322 | #66 |
| 1988 | 319 | #67 |
| 1989 | 283 | #73 |
| 1990 | 296 | #70 |
| 1991 | 260 | #79 |
| 1992 | 226 | #95 |
| 1993 | 163 | #123 |
| 1994 | 168 | #121 |
| 1995 | 138 | #147 |
| 1996 | 138 | #145 |
| 1997 | 120 | #161 |
| 1998 | 106 | #185 |
| 1999 | 92 | #216 |
| 2000 | 82 | #233 |
| 2001 | 90 | #210 |
| 2002 | 80 | #243 |
| 2003 | 54 | #307 |
| 2004 | 45 | #345 |
| 2005 | 39 | #375 |
| 2006 | 41 | #344 |
| 2007 | 34 | #378 |
| 2008 | 30 | #409 |
| 2009 | 28 | #406 |
| 2010 | 20 | #511 |
| 2011 | 19 | #510 |
| 2012 | 15 | #570 |
| 2013 | 15 | #552 |
| 2014 | 18 | #493 |
