Pietra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- PYEH-tra
- Origin
- Greek
Pietra is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “rock, stone”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Pietra mean?
Greek: Italian feminine form of Peter
“rock, stone”
The Italian feminine of Pietro, from Greek petra, 'rock', the root of Peter.
Is Pietra a girl's or a boy's name?
Pietra is a girls' name.
How popular is Pietra in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 4 girls.
Pietra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
How popular is Pietra in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Pietra in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Pietra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #8,941 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 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 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
Names like Pietra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Pippa Lyra Isla Luna Mila Zara Phoebe Lyla Bella Maisie Myla Freya
Names related to Pietra
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
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, “Pietra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/pietra, updated 20 October 2026.