Petros
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Petros is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Petros mean?
Greek
A transliteration of the Greek male given name Πέτρος (Pétros).
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Petros a girl's or a boy's name?
Petros is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Petros in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Petros, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 18 boys.
Half of all the boys named Petros in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Petros in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,479 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Petros in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Petros, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1964.
Half of all the boys named Petros in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Petros in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,464 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,790 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,714 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,811 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 9 | #2,906 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
Names like Petros
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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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, “Petros: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/petros, updated 20 October 2026.