The first name Petr
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Petr last appeared in the official list in 2021, given to 4 boys. It peaked in 2011, with 7 births (#2,613).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Petr with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Petr at birth, 1880–2025
In 2019, 5 boys born in the United States were named Petr, the 13,632nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 12 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.
Famous people named Petr
113 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Petr ČechCzech footballer (born 1982)
- Petr PavelCzech general and statesman, 4th president of the Czech Republic (born 1961)
- Petr FialaCzech politician and politologist, born 1964
- Petr NečasCzech politician, former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, born 1964
- Petr JiráčekCzech Supercup winner, soccer player and player on the Czech national soccer team, born 1986
- Petr KordaCzech tennis player, born 1968
- Petr GinzCzech victim of Holocaust (1928–1944)
- Petr KoubaCzech football goalkeeper, born 1969
- Petr BezručCzech poet and short story writer (1867–1958)
- Petr Chelčický15th century Bohemian Christian radical, 1390–1452
- Petr KellnerCzech businessman (1964-2021)
- Petr BrandlCzech painter and portrait painter (1668-1735)
Questions
- How popular is the name Petr?
- In 2021, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Petr, ranking 3,990th. Its peak was 2011, with 7 births.
- Is Petr a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 109 US babies named Petr since 1880 were boys.
- When was Petr most popular?
- 2014 in the United States, when 12 babies were named Petr, its highest rank at 6,958th.