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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Petra

Used in both girl and boy records

Petra appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Petra by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDPetra as a girl’s nameUS records 1881–2024
#1138girl rank1927peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDPetra as a boy’s nameUS records 1918–1991
#17369boy rank1927peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Petra in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl1927197 uses#42918941881–2020140 listed years
Boy19278 uses#315019271918–199112 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.