How Many People Are Named Petar?
An estimated 609 people in the United States have the first name Petar. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Petar peaked in popularity in 2006 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Petar as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Petar paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
609
About 1 in 562,815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2006
21 births
Total Registered
627
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Petar
Petar is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 627 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Petar as a male name
Ranked #6,373 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (21 births)
Petar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Petar span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 143 babies were registered. While Petar is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Petar by Decade
How has Petar tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Petar by State
Petar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Petar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Petar
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Petar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Petar?
We estimate approximately 609 people named Petar are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 562,815 Americans share this first name.
Is Petar a common name?
Petar is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 627 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Petar most popular?
Petar reached peak popularity in 2006, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Petar is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Petar a male name?
Petar is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Petar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Petar Smith, Petar Johnson, Petar Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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