first name
PETRA
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 22,965 people named Petra, 60.5% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 32.9% as White and 3.5% as Black. Virtually all are female (99.6%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Petra peaked in 1927, when 205 babies got the name.
At least 14,626 babies have been given the name since 1881. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Petra by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1900s, when it ranked #856. The largest share of babies named Petra, 19.3%, were born between 1901 and 1927, the Greatest Generation's birth years.
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Petra is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Petra has been most common in Texas (6.9×), New Mexico (5.1×), and Arizona (2.6×), and least common in Ohio (0.09×).
9,797 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Petra
Spelled almost the same
7 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Petra, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Petra ranks #83,373 of 156,621, with 243 people. See Petra as a last name
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