Is Petra a boy or girl name?
Petra is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 147 girls and 0 boys were named Petra, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.5% of the 14,465 US babies named Petra were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,486
- Babies named Petra since 1881
- 14,465
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 205 babies
Boys and girls named Petra, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 136 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 257 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 407 | 100% |
| 1910s | 5 | 1,007 | 99.5% |
| 1920s | 31 | 1,791 | 98.3% |
| 1930s | 16 | 1,309 | 98.8% |
| 1940s | 5 | 1,060 | 99.5% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,059 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,260 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 1,165 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 0 | 883 | 100% |
| 1990s | 5 | 823 | 99.4% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,046 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,433 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 762 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,486 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,473 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,536 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,430 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,278 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,330 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,516 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,398 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,463 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,351 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,518 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,613 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,713 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,746 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 99 | #2,025 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,655 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,682 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,749 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,985 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,644 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,062 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,182 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,122 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,920 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,881 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,175 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,950 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,798 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,764 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,783 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,621 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,677 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,728 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,236 | 78 | #1,830 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,873 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,831 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,658 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,271 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,599 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,407 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,354 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,282 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,698 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,429 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,166 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,267 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,095 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,211 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,020 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,152 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,006 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,680 | 122 | #978 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,009 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 130 | #978 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 130 | #973 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,029 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 134 | #893 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 124 | #922 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 130 | #884 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 156 | #791 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 138 | #886 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,006 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,000 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,106 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 137 | #902 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,034 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,101 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 109 | #999 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 118 | #932 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,000 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 103 | #955 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 115 | #880 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,006 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 98 | #936 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 130 | #760 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 113 | #832 |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,059 | 131 | #739 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 115 | #819 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 116 | #765 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 93 | #777 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 103 | #756 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 103 | #766 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 97 | #771 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 81 | #806 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 108 | #666 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 106 | #663 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 117 | #637 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,434 | 121 | #612 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 115 | #618 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 106 | #633 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 139 | #548 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 120 | #591 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 141 | #550 |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,197 | 168 | #498 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,419 | 176 | #505 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,409 | 187 | #492 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,625 | 182 | #514 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,376 | 197 | #499 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 174 | #532 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 189 | #512 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,813 | 187 | #525 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 168 | #558 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 189 | #507 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 166 | #552 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,167 | 152 | #582 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 145 | #579 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,655 | 134 | #610 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 123 | #619 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 99 | #690 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 120 | #597 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 111 | #530 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 85 | #557 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 63 | #629 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 62 | #534 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 65 | #510 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 50 | #539 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 40 | #601 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 51 | #506 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 40 | #561 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 43 | #526 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 43 | #505 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 26 | #663 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 37 | #534 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 37 | #505 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 40 | #537 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 22 | #675 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 26 | #648 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 24 | #640 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 33 | #525 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 27 | #589 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 42 | #435 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 23 | #611 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 24 | #575 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 18 | #639 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 18 | #639 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 24 | #528 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 24 | #522 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 17 | #556 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 19 | #523 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 15 | #571 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 9 | #781 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 9 | #682 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 9 | #667 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 10 | #574 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Petra reached #3,376 in 1927. As a girl name, it reached #435 in 1894. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Petra
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.