Boys' name · since 1964
Petros
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 715 babies named Petros, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,346 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,371 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 715
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Petros is the #8371 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 715 recorded since 1964.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Petros has been recorded 715 times among boys since 1964, currently ranked #8371 nationally and more common than 40% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #6,346 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,371 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 715 born since 1964
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Petros ranks #6,346 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,371 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 715 born since 1964, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,346 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,371 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 715
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Petros's 715 recorded births place it above 86.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Petros compares
715 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Petros's all-time total is 94% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Petros | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 715 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Petros's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Petros's full recorded timeline at 1997, 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 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Petros popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Petros by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (138 births, 19% of the file).
1990s was Petros's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Petros births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s
1970s
115 births
- 1980s
1980s
116 births
- 1990s
1990s
138 births
- 2000s
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 138 births (19% of all-time use).
How Petros 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 Petros's total volume
Petros by state
Where Petros concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 42 | 5.9% |
| #2 | California | | 30 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.8% |
42 of 715 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Petros's data
- Petros's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (138 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Petross (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Petros
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Petros: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Petros 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.