# Petra (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/petra/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “stone”, “rock” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpɛ.tɹə/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 14,626 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 67 / 14,559 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 692, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Feminine form of Peter. Derived from petra (“stone”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”). The name came into regular use in the 19th century.

## What it means

Petra is grouped under mountain.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 118 | 1,746 |
| 2012 | 122 | 1,713 |
| 2013 | 134 | 1,613 |
| 2014 | 145 | 1,518 |
| 2015 | 176 | 1,351 |
| 2016 | 158 | 1,463 |
| 2017 | 165 | 1,398 |
| 2018 | 144 | 1,518 |
| 2019 | 172 | 1,330 |
| 2020 | 175 | 1,278 |
| 2021 | 151 | 1,430 |
| 2022 | 140 | 1,537 |
| 2023 | 149 | 1,473 |
| 2024 | 147 | 1,490 |
| 2025 | 161 | 1,372 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 5 | 4,655 |
| 1920 | 6 | 4,167 |
| 1924 | 5 | 4,813 |
| 1927 | 8 | 3,377 |
| 1928 | 7 | 3,625 |
| 1929 | 5 | 4,409 |
| 1930 | 5 | 4,419 |
| 1931 | 5 | 4,197 |
| 1937 | 6 | 3,434 |
| 1948 | 5 | 4,059 |
| 1973 | 5 | 5,680 |
| 1991 | 5 | 9,236 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 33 | 1,043 |
| 2012 | 28 | 1,184 |
| 2013 | 26 | 1,291 |
| 2014 | 37 | 986 |
| 2015 | 23 | 1,405 |
| 2016 | 35 | 1,013 |
| 2017 | 21 | 1,512 |
| 2018 | 38 | 952 |
| 2019 | 40 | 897 |
| 2020 | 31 | 1,065 |
| 2021 | 28 | 1,195 |
| 2022 | 33 | 1,023 |
| 2023 | 36 | 962 |
| 2024 | 31 | 1,097 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2,138 |

## In other languages

- Czech: Petra
- Dutch: Petra
- German: Petra
- Greek: Πετρούλα
- Hungarian: Petra
- Portuguese: Petra
- Russian: Пе́тра

## People named Petra

- Petra Kvitová, Czech tennis player
- Petra Martić, Croatian female tennis player
- Petra Němcová, Czech fashion model
- Petra De Sutter, Flemish politician
- Petra Felke, German athletics competitor, b. 1959
- Petra Kronberger, Austrian alpine skier
- Petra Cetkovská, Czech tennis player
- Petra Schürmann, German actress and model (1933–2010)
- Petra Schersing, East German sprinter
- Petra Thümer, East German swimmer
- Petra Schneider, East German swimmer
- Petra Behle, German biathlete

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.