Petra

Petra: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “rock, stone”
Origin: Greek
Say it: PEH-truh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Feminine form of Peter, from Greek Petros. Petra is used across Europe and is also the name of the ancient city in Jordan.

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How popular is Petra?

202444.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Petra in 2024147

2024 rank#1,478 girls

Peak year1894

Total US babies since 188014,465

Petra has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Petra

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Peterrock; stone · Greek
Pedrorock; stone · Spanish
Piercerock · English
Pierrerock; stone · French
Piersonson of Piers · English
Peterock, stone · Greek
Sophiawisdom · Greek
Sofiawisdom · Greek

Petra questions

What does the name Petra mean?

Petra means "rock, stone". It comes from Greek. Feminine form of Peter, from Greek Petros. Petra is used across Europe and is also the name of the ancient city in Jordan.

Is Petra a boy or girl name?

Petra is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Petra?

147 US babies were named Petra in 2024. Its peak year was 1894.

How do you pronounce Petra?

Petra is usually pronounced PEH-truh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.