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Petra

Petra is currently the #1367 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 161 babies. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Looking at the full record since 1881, Petra hit its all-time high of #429 in 1894, when 42 girls were given the name. State by state, Oregon leads the way at #548.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1367
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#429
in 1894 (1890s)
Babies in 2025
161
girls named Petra

Petra popularity, 1880–2025

0.005%0.010%0.015%0.020%18801900192019401960198020002020#429 in 1894
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1894

Where Petra is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025NH—Washington: #679 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WA#679Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025MI—New York: #980 (15 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#980Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025RI—Oregon: #548 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OR#548Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025IA—Illinois: #1113 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1113Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025IN—Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: #1231 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1231New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025CT—California: #1185 (21 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1185Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025UT—Colorado: #789 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#789Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1437 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1437South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Petra in 2025HI—Texas: #2210 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#2210Florida: #1000 (15 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#1000
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Oregon (#548), Washington (#679), Colorado (#789)

Uniqueness score

57/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Petra in the most recent year of SSA data.

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