Petra

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Petra is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 14,465 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 14,398 as girls and 67 as boys. Petra gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1927 and remains popular today.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 147
2023 149
2022 140
2021 151
2020 175
2019 172
2018 144
2017 165
2016 158
2015 176
2014 145
2013 134
2012 122
2011 118
2010 99
2009 135
2008 133
2007 124
2006 101
2005 122
2004 89
2003 80
2002 80
2001 91
2000 91
1999 70
1998 78
1997 84
1996 85
1995 81
1994 94
1993 90
1992 87
1991 83
1990 76
1989 73
1988 79
1987 111
1986 75
1985 91
1984 89
1983 96
1982 67
1981 86
1980 116
1979 101
1978 120
1977 101
1976 123
1975 101
1974 120
1973 127
1972 117
1971 130
1970 130
1969 113
1968 134
1967 124
1966 130
1965 156
1964 138
1963 113
1962 116
1961 99
1960 137
1959 106
1958 92
1957 109
1956 118
1955 100
1954 103
1953 115
1952 88
1951 98
1950 130
1949 113
1948 136
1947 115
1946 116
1945 93
1944 103
1943 103
1942 97
1941 81
1940 108
1939 106
1938 117
1937 127
1936 115
1935 106
1934 139
1933 120
1932 141
1931 173
1930 181
1929 192
1928 189
1927 205
1926 174
1925 189
1924 192
1923 168
1922 189
1921 166
1920 158
1919 145
1918 139
1917 123
1916 99
1915 120
1914 111
1913 85
1912 63
1911 62
1910 65
1909 50
1908 40
1907 51
1906 40
1905 43
1904 43
1903 26
1902 37
1901 37
1900 40
1899 22
1898 26
1897 24
1896 33
1895 27
1894 42
1893 23
1892 24
1891 18
1890 18
1889 24
1888 24
1887 17
1886 19
1885 15
1884 9
1883 9
1882 9
1881 10