Petro — boys' name

What the Data Says About Petro

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Petro between 1918 and 2015, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Petro currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Petro performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Petro shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Petro in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 160 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.