Boys' name · since 1963
Petar
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 641 babies named Petar, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,810 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,207 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 641
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Petar is the #6207 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 641 recorded since 1963.
Petar has 641 recorded births among boys since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6207 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #6,810 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,207 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 641 born since 1963
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Petar ranks #6,810 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,207 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 641 born since 1963, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,810 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,207 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 641
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Petar's 641 recorded births place it above 85.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Petar compares
641 Top 39% higher than 61% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Petar's all-time total is 74% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Petar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 641 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Petar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Petar's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Petar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Petar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (143 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Petar's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Petar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
- 1970s
1970s
70 births
- 1980s
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
143 births
- 2010s
2010s
126 births
- 2020s
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 143 births (22% of all-time use).
How Petar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Petar's total volume
Petar by state
Where Petar concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 60 | 9.4% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 0.9% |
60 of 641 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Petar's data
- Petar's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (143 total births) through the 2020s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Petars (60 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Petar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~62 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1963–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Petar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.