as a First Name
Feminine form of Peter, representing a hypothetical Latin name Petra; petra is in fact the regular Late Latin word for ‘stone’ (Greek petra), of which petrus is a by‐form.
| 1,163rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 21,911
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Texas
- has the most people named Petra per capita
- 1910
- marked the height of its popularity
99.86%
0.14%
44%
55+
55+
33%
30-54
30-54
10%
13-29
13-29
14%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
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