Meaning and history
Petra is the feminine form of Peter and the name of an ancient city in Jordan that is now a notable archaeological site.
20062006: 101 births, rank #1,978
2007: 124 births, rank #1,744
2008: 133 births, rank #1,677
2009: 135 births, rank #1,650
2010: 99 births, rank #2,010
20112011: 118 births, rank #1,741
2012: 122 births, rank #1,705
2013: 134 births, rank #1,599
2014: 145 births, rank #1,515
2015: 176 births, rank #1,350
20162016: 158 births, rank #1,456
2017: 165 births, rank #1,392
2018: 144 births, rank #1,512
2019: 172 births, rank #1,326
2020: 175 births, rank #1,276
20212021: 151 births, rank #1,426
2022: 140 births, rank #1,531
2023: 149 births, rank #1,471
2024: 147 births, rank #1,484
20252025: 161 births, rank #1,367
Petra held steady at #978 for girls between 1971 and 1973. Its highest annual birth count came in 1927, with 197 births.