Petra
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning stone, rock.
Babies a year
165
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2138
13 babies
Petra by the numbers
In 2025, 13 babies in England and Wales were named Petra. In the US, 165 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 197 babies in 1927, making it a 1920s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Petra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Pietrastone; a form of petra12 in the US (2017)
- Pera5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Pearlpearl; a precious gem from oysters180 in England and Wales (2025)
- Perlapearl; spanish and italian form of Pearl343 in the US (2017)
- Petronarocky or stone; feminine form of Petro16 in the US (2017)
- Pellastone; from the ancient macedonian city3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a stone or rock
Like Petra, each of these has a stone or rock in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Harleyhare meadow or rocky meadow366 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
- Esmeraldaemerald; the precious green stone815 in the US (2017)
- Selahpause or rock; biblical term of uncertain significance693 in the US (2017)
- Loreleimurmuring rock; a Rhine river siren680 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Petra
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