Petra

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A few things about Petra you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Petra

Petra Kvitová

Czech tennis player

Choose Petra and your child shares a first name with Petra Kvitová, a Czech tennis player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Petra, like who?” Petra Kvitová's Wikipedia article is available in 64 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Peter Menzel, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 9,980 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Petra, 161 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Petra would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryPetra first shows up in US birth records in 1881, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 144 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1894, when it ranked #429. Today it's #1,367, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowPetra is 2.0× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 19,960 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 9,980.
• 🍂TrendPetra has slipped 91 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,367. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedPetra is most popular in Oregon, where it ranks #548, followed by Washington (#679) and Colorado (#789). It's in the top 1,000 in 5 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Greek, Petra means “rock”. Our records link it to Anglo Saxon, German and Greek roots.

About the name Petra

Petra is a girl name of Anglo Saxon, German and Greek origin meaning “rock”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with P and ending in “-tra”. US birth records list Petra for girls from 1881 to 2025, in 145 of those 145 years. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked #429 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,367, with 161 babies.

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