The first name Petar

In 2025, 14 boys born in the United States were named Petar, the 6,354th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2006, when 21 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Petar Stoyanov
  Bulgarian politician and jurist (born 1952)
• Petar Mladenov
  Former General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1936–2000)
• Petar Zhekov
  Bulgarian footballer (1944–2023)
• Petar Sučić
  Croatian footballer (born 2003)
• Petar Kočić
  Bosnian Serb writer (1877-1916)
• Petar Musa
  Croatian footballer, born 1998
• Petar Nadoveza
  Croatian footballer (1942–2023)
• Petar Preradović
  Croatian poet (1818–1872)
• Petar Metličić
  Croatian handball player, born 1976
• Petar Lesov
  Bulgarian boxer, born 1960
• Petar Zrinski
  Croatian military commander and a writer, 1621–1671
• Petar Rajič
  Canadian archbishop (born 1959)

How popular is the name Petar?

In 2025, 5 boys born in England and Wales were named Petar, ranking 3,684th. Its peak was 2017, with 12 births.

Is Petar a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 641 US babies named Petar since 1880 were boys.

When was Petar most popular?

2006 in the United States, when 21 babies were named Petar, its highest rank at 4,468th.