Petra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “stone, rock.” In 2024 it was given to 147 girls in the United States.
Petra belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “stone, rock” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Peter.
In the United States, Petra first appears in Social Security records in 1881. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #435 in 1894, and in 2024 147 babies received the name — 14,398 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Petra means “stone, rock” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Petra is a girl name. In 2024, 147 babies received the name in the US.
Petra comes from the Greek tradition. It is also spelled Peter.
Petra first appears in US records in 1881. Its best-ever ranking was #435 in 1894, and 147 babies were given the name in 2024.
Petra is pronounced /ˈpɛ.tɹə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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