Feminine dossier · first seen 1881

Petra

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Petra
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1927

Peak rank proxy

197

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1881Peak 19272024

Peak year

1927

Decline from peak

25.4%

2024

147

All-time

14,398

Petra has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1927, when 197 girls were named Petra.

In 2024, only 147 girls were given the name.

Down 25.4% from its peak.

All told, about 14,398 Americans have been named Petra and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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