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By Grace Royal · Sep 2026

Petra

OriginGreek
Meaning"rock, stone"
GenderGirl
Also a boy's nameShow me Petra as a boy's name

About Petra

Variation of Peta

2 syllables.

As of September 2026, Petra ranked #1372 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #435 in 1894, Nameberry popularity #222.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#1,300#1,400#1,500'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#1,51814581.2
2015#1,35117698.6
2016#1,46315889.2
2017#1,39816595.6
2018#1,51614484.7
2019#1,330172102.5
2020#1,278175108.3
2021#1,43015192
2022#1,53614085.4
2023#1,47314992.9
2024#1,48614790.7
2025#1,372161100.2
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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World rankings

#17🇭🇷 Croatia#64🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina#70🇭🇺 Hungary#222🫐 Nameberry#372❄️ Unique

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  • Petra Haden

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  • Petra Martić‡

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  • Petra Linnea Paula Marklund aka September

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  • Petra Maria Mede

    Swedish comedienne, dancer and TV host

  • Petra Nemcova

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  • Petra Schmidt

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  • Petra Hildegard Elisabeth Schürmann

    German actress, model; Miss World 1956

  • Petra Charlotte Verkaik

    American model

  • Petra Yared

    Australian actress

  • Petra Lindgren

    Swedish rhythmic gymnast

Petra in pop culture

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    maid and confidante in Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music"

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    character in Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game series.

  • Petra Hoffman

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  • Petra Taylor

    character on British soap "Brookside"

  • Petra Ral

    fictional character in the Japanese anime and manga series "Attack On Titan"

  • Petra Larsen

    character on TV's "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."

  • Petra Sutherland

    character in "Incendiary" by Chris Cleave

  • Petra Kronos

    main character in the Kronos Chronicles series

  • Petra Solano

    character on The CW's "Jane The Virgin"

  • Petra

    character in the game "Minecraft Story Mode"

  • Petra Pena

    main character in book "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Variations & nicknames

  • PeitraSpanish
  • PetronellaGreek
  • PetaSpanish
  • PetrinaGreek
  • PierretteFrench
  • PietraItalian
  • PerrineGreek
  • PetenkaRussian
  • PierraFrench
  • PetrineDanish
  • PétronilleFrench
  • PetriniGreek
  • PetiSlavic
  • PieraItalian
  • PetronilaSpanish
  • PetyaRussian
  • PetronelaPolish
  • PetronaSpanish
  • PierinaFrench
  • PetronelleGreek
  • PeterkeSlavic
  • PedrineDanish

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