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

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