Pet vs Petra
Side-by-side comparison of Pet and Petra — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric Pet Petra Current Rank Unranked #1478 Total Births (all years) 10 14,398 Peak Year 1900 1927 Peak Year Births 5 197 Peak Decade 1900ss 1920ss Gender Girl Girl First Recorded Year 1900 1881
Births by Decade Decade Pet Petra 1880ss — 136 1890ss — 257 1900ss 5 407 1910ss — 1,007 1920ss 5 1,791 1930ss — 1,309 1940ss — 1,060 1950ss — 1,059 1960ss — 1,260 1970ss — 1,165 1980ss — 883 1990ss — 823 2000ss — 1,046 2010ss — 1,433 2020ss — 762
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Pet Petra 2014 — 145 2015 — 176 2016 — 158 2017 — 165 2018 — 144 2019 — 172 2020 — 175 2021 — 151 2022 — 140 2023 — 149 2024 — 147