boy's name

Petro

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 175

Petro is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2015 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1971, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1918.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Petro over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.

47
'10 '20 '30 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Petro by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 6
1920s 47
1930s 11
1950s 13
1960s 14
1970s 43
1980s 11
1990s 5
2000s 5
2010s (to 2015) 5

How popular is Petro?

In 2015, Petro was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Petro is used

France #5,564 5 in 2024
United States #12,471 5 in 2015

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Petro

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Petro also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Petro over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Petro

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Petro — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Petro

How popular is the name Petro?

In 2015, Petro was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Petro a girl's or a boy's name?

Petro is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Petro?

Petro has 2 syllables.

When was Petro most popular?

Petro peaked in 1971, when 11 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.