How Many People Are Named Petra?
people named Petra are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 37,633 people in the US has this name
Based on 14,626 babies named Petra in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
205 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of PETER. This was also the name of an ancient city in the region that is now Jordan.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Petra (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Petra alive today is about 40 years old, and 41% are under 30. Half of them were between 15 and 61 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Petra first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 1927, to 205 babies. In 2025, 161 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Petra has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #435, in 1894. In 2025 it ranked #1,372.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,372 |
| Best rank | #435 (1894) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #522 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Petra alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Petra were born in Texas than in any other state: about 2,231 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Petra was given 7.5 times as often in Texas, 5.7 times in New Mexico and 3.4 times in Arizona.
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