Petar
Petar is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to Peter.
Meaning & Origin of Petar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Petar is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to Peter.
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The Story of Petar
Petar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1963, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 21 Petars were born — ranking #4,369 that year. As of 2026, Petar ranks #6,444 for baby boys with 13 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 653 Petars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Petar
Petar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 653 births in the dataset. Petar's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #2,110. Use the chart and map above to compare Petar's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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