Petar
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- PEH-tar
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Petar is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “stone; rock”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Petar mean?
Greek: South Slavic form of Peter
“stone; rock”
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, prince-bishop and poet, is a celebrated Montenegrin bearer.
Is Petar a girl's or a boy's name?
Petar is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Petar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Petar, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Petar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Petar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Petar in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Petar, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the boys named Petar in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Petar in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,108 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
Nicknames for Petar
- Pero
Names like Petar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Petar
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Petar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/petar, updated 20 October 2026.