Petr
Boy · PETR · Greek
Petr is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “rock”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Petr mean?
Greek: Czech form of Peter, from Greek petros
“rock”
- Say it
- PETR
Is Petr a girl's or a boy's name?
Petr is a boys' name.
How popular is Petr in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Petr in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Petr in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
How popular is Petr in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Petr in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Petr in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
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