Petra
Female#22 most common in Croatia20,463 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Rock, stone (feminine of Petar)
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Petra
The feminine form of Petar (Peter), from Greek 'petra' ('rock'). It became especially fashionable in Croatia in the 1980s and 1990s.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- June 29 (sv. Petar i Pavao)
Popularity with newborns
- Girls · 2025 · 153 births · #24 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
20,463 people in Croatia are called Petra, according to the 2021 census. That is #22 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Petra is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Petra
- Petra Kvitová — Czech tennis champion
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.