Petru
Boy · PET-roo · Greek
Petru is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “stone, rock”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies).
What does Petru mean?
Greek: Romanian form of Peter
“stone, rock”
The Romanian form of Peter; Petru Rareș was a 16th-century prince of Moldavia.
- Say it
- PET-roo
Is Petru a girl's or a boy's name?
Petru is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Petru in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Petru, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,412th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 25 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Petru than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Petru in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Petru in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 22 | #1,298 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2019 | 24 | #1,193 |
| 2018 | 23 | #1,243 |
| 2017 | 25 | #1,197 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
Names like Petru
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