Petra Name Popularity
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How popular is Petra?
In 2018 the uncommon name Petra, ranked the 1,527th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.This once, top 1000 name, Petra is currently less popular.
Position 435, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1894.
But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1927 with 197 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Petra in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1880.
Petra, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1884-1888, 1891-1894, 1906-1914, 1916-1922, 1957-1960, 1984-1987, and 2002-2005, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1938-1941.
Petra became more popular as a girls name in 1881.
The popularity trend for Petra has been moving upward for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Petra has remained about the same.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Petra?
Petra's popularity is at a high point when measured against its most notable year.
The name Petra is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.
for Percentages.| Petra (Girl) | Petra (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 142 | 1,527 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 165 | 1,393 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 158 | 1,461 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 176 | 1,350 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 145 | 1,517 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 134 | 1,610 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 122 | 1,712 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 118 | 1,744 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 99 | 2,022 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 135 | 1,651 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 133 | 1,681 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 124 | 1,748 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 101 | 1,982 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 122 | 1,643 | < 5 | -- |
| 2004 | | 89 | 2,059 | < 5 | -- |
| 2003 | | 80 | 2,181 | < 5 | -- |
| 2002 | | 80 | 2,121 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 91 | 1,920 | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 91 | 1,880 | < 5 | -- |
| 1999 | | 70 | 2,174 | < 5 | -- |
| 1998 | | 78 | 1,950 | < 5 | -- |
| 1997 | | 84 | 1,798 | < 5 | -- |
| 1996 | | 84 | 1,776 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | 80 | 1,797 | < 5 | -- |
| 1994 | | 94 | 1,621 | < 5 | -- |
| 1993 | | 90 | 1,677 | < 5 | -- |
| 1992 | | 87 | 1,728 | < 5 | -- |
| 1991 | | 78 | 1,830 | 5 | 9,235 |
| 1990 | | 76 | 1,873 | < 5 | -- |
| 1989 | | 73 | 1,831 | < 5 | -- |
| 1988 | | 79 | 1,656 | < 5 | -- |
| 1987 | | 111 | 1,271 | < 5 | -- |
| 1986 | | 75 | 1,599 | < 5 | -- |
| 1985 | | 90 | 1,420 | < 5 | -- |
| 1984 | | 89 | 1,354 | < 5 | -- |
| 1983 | | 96 | 1,281 | < 5 | -- |
| 1982 | | 67 | 1,696 | < 5 | -- |
| 1981 | | 85 | 1,439 | < 5 | -- |
| 1980 | | 116 | 1,166 | < 5 | -- |
| 1979 | | 101 | 1,266 | < 5 | -- |
| 1978 | | 120 | 1,095 | < 5 | -- |
| 1977 | | 101 | 1,211 | < 5 | -- |
| 1976 | | 123 | 1,020 | < 5 | -- |
| 1975 | | 101 | 1,153 | < 5 | -- |
| 1974 | | 120 | 1,006 | < 5 | -- |
| 1973 | | 122 | 978 | 5 | 5,678 |
| 1972 | | 117 | 1,009 | < 5 | -- |
| 1971 | | 130 | 978 | < 5 | -- |
| 1970 | | 130 | 973 | < 5 | -- |
| 1969 | | 113 | 1,030 | < 5 | -- |
| 1968 | | 134 | 893 | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | 123 | 927 | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | 130 | 883 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 154 | 797 | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | 137 | 889 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 112 | 1,010 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 116 | 1,000 | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | 100 | 1,100 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 136 | 906 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 106 | 1,034 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 92 | 1,100 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 109 | 1,000 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 118 | 932 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 100 | 1,001 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 103 | 959 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 115 | 880 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 88 | 1,006 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 98 | 936 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 130 | 760 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 113 | 833 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 131 | 739 | 5 | 4,059 |
| 1947 | | 115 | 819 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 116 | 766 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 93 | 777 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 103 | 756 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 103 | 766 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 97 | 771 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 81 | 806 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 108 | 666 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 106 | 663 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 117 | 637 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 121 | 612 | 6 | 3,434 |
| 1936 | | 115 | 618 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 106 | 633 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 139 | 548 | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 120 | 591 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 141 | 550 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 168 | 498 | 5 | 4,197 |
| 1930 | | 176 | 505 | 5 | 4,420 |
| 1929 | | 187 | 492 | 5 | 4,409 |
| 1928 | | 182 | 514 | 7 | 3,624 |
| 1927 | | 197 | 498 | 8 | 3,377 |
| 1926 | | 174 | 532 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | 189 | 512 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | 187 | 525 | 5 | 4,813 |
| 1923 | | 168 | 558 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 189 | 507 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | 166 | 552 | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | 152 | 582 | 6 | 4,166 |
| 1919 | | 145 | 579 | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | 134 | 610 | 5 | 4,655 |
| 1917 | | 123 | 619 | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | 99 | 690 | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | 120 | 597 | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | 111 | 530 | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | 85 | 557 | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | 63 | 629 | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | 62 | 534 | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | 65 | 510 | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | 50 | 539 | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | 40 | 601 | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | 51 | 506 | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | 40 | 561 | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | 43 | 526 | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | 43 | 505 | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | 26 | 663 | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | 37 | 534 | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | 37 | 505 | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | 40 | 537 | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | 22 | 675 | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | 26 | 648 | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | 24 | 640 | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | 33 | 525 | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | 27 | 589 | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | 42 | 435 | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | 23 | 611 | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | 24 | 575 | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | 18 | 639 | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | 18 | 639 | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | 24 | 528 | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | 24 | 522 | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | 17 | 556 | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | 19 | 523 | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | 15 | 571 | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | 9 | 781 | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | 9 | 682 | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | 9 | 667 | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | 10 | 574 | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |