Petra
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Petra is the feminine of Peter and means “rock,” with forms such as Petrina, Pietra and Petronella. Petra is also the ancient rose-red city in Jordan with tombs carved into sandstone cliffs, mentioned by Isaiah. The namesake is Petra Herrera, a fighter in the Mexican Revolution who posed as a man called Pedro in order to fight and who led a siege of Torreón.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Classic Biblical Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Badass Baby Names
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Usage of Petra in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Petra against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Petra is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Petra in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 161 girls were named Petra, making it the #1367 girls' name in the US. Since 1881, 14,559 girls have been named Petra, with the most (197) in 1927. It is most common, relative to births, in Oregon, Washington and Colorado.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Petra in other languages
- Pietra Italian
Petra name days
- August 17 Czech Republic
- August 1 Norway
- June 29 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Petra
There are 48 towns and villages with Petra in their name, in 14 countries.
🇬🇷 Greece 16🇲🇽 Mexico 13🇫🇷 France 4🇺🇸 United States 3🇨🇾 Cyprus 2🇷🇺 Russia 2🇦🇷 Argentina 1🇪🇸 Spain 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Petra-Dubrava | Samara Oblast, 🇷🇺 Russia | 6,699 | Map |
| Pétra | North Aegean, 🇬🇷 Greece | 3,029 | Map |
| Petra | Balearic Islands, 🇪🇸 Spain | 2,707 | Map |
| Pétra | Epirus, 🇬🇷 Greece | 529 | Map |
| Pétra | Epirus, 🇬🇷 Greece | 515 | Map |
| Petra | Mehedinți County, 🇷🇴 Romania | 366 | Map |
| Néa Pétra | Central Macedonia, 🇬🇷 Greece | 277 | Map |
| Pétra | Epirus, 🇬🇷 Greece | 191 | Map |
| Pétra | Epirus, 🇬🇷 Greece | 153 | Map |
| Faiá Pétra | Central Macedonia, 🇬🇷 Greece | 92 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Petra
There are 2 lakes and reservoirs with Petra in their name, in 2 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 1🇷🇺 Russia 1
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| Laguna Doña Petra | Chihuahua, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Ozero Petra-Yarvi | Karelia, 🇷🇺 Russia | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Petra songs
5 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Petra in their title. The best known:
- I Kardia Sou Petra – Helena Paparizou (2008)
- Del Vendrell a Petra – Jaume Cristau i Brunet
- Lucida petra o Margherita cara – Jacopo da Bologna
- PETRA (Kirkpatrick)
- PETRA (Maurer)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Petra
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Petra.
Petra Bagust
Petra Burka
Petra Hogewoning
Petra Kusch-Lück
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Fictional characters named Petra
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Petra as a pet name
FurryName has found 59 dogs named Petra in public pet registers, making it the #1,718 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Cambridge (5), Adelaide (1), Burnside (1). Petra as a dog name →
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