Girls' name · since 1968
Pietra
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 182 babies named Pietra, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,798 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 182
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pietra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 182 have been recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Pietra recorded 182 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2024.
- #20,798 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 182 born since 1968
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pietra ranks #20,798 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 182 born since 1968, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,798 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 182
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pietra's 182 recorded births place it above 71.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Pietra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pietra's full recorded timeline at 2015, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pietra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2024
- Peak year (2018)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Pietra by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (103 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Pietra's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Pietra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
- 2010s
2010s
103 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 103 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Pietra's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (103 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Pietra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1968–2024 (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 Pietra 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.