Petra

Meaning: Stone, rock
Origin: Latin/Greek

Girl's name · #1372 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Petra — on the books since 1881, #1372 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 15,000 girls share it.

Across the states

See where Petra is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Petra is especially popular in Serbia.

#8 in Serbia (2025) · #24 in Croatia (2025) · #55 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2025) · #75 in Hungary (2025) · #120 in Norway (2025) · #262 in Slovenia (2025) · #307 in Austria (2025) · #558 in Sweden (2025) · #847 in Mexico (2024) · #1,725 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,242 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,137 in France (2025) and 1 more.

Famous Petras

Petra Kvitová — Czech tennis player
Petra Mede — Swedish comedian, dancer and television host
Petra Kelly — German politician and activist (1947–1992)
Petra Vlhová — Slovak female alpine skier
Petra Martić — Croatian female tennis player

In stories & tradition

Petra^es — The Cobi Troupe (TV series)
Petra Delicado^it — Fictional female Spanish policeman, menmer of the Spanish National Police, invented by Alicia Giménez Bartlett
Petra Ral — Attack on Titan (manga)

What Petras become

Among 3,840 notable people named Petra:

Medical professionals appear 2.86× more often than among typical names — e.g. Petra Lie, Norwegian dentist.

Similar names: Ester · Perry · Leora · Eugenia · Lora · Klara

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