Is Petar a boy or girl name?

Petar is a boy’s name. Of the 641 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Petar

Recorded 1963–2025 · United States

Petar was most popular in 2006, when 21 American babies were given the name — ranking #10,137 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 641 people named Petar.

Petar over time

Births per year. The dot marks Petar’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Petar a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Petar is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 641 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Petar

Where Petar is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Illinois 18.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org