Boys' name · since 1975
Petr
Petr has 109 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,881 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 109
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Petr sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 109 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Petr has been recorded 109 times among boys since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2019.
- #16,881 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 109 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Petr ranks #16,881 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 109 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,881 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 109
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Petr's 109 recorded births place it above 62.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Petr's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Petr's full recorded timeline at 2007, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Petr popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2019
- Peak year (2014)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Petr by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (48 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Petr's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Petr births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 48 births (44% of all-time use).
Petr by state
Where Petr concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 12 | 11.0% |
12 of 109 births nationwide.
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- Petr's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (48 total births) through the 2010s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Petrs (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Petr: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1975–2019 (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 Petr 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.