How Many People Are Named Petros?
An estimated 683 people in the United States have the first name Petros. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Petros peaked in popularity in 2007 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Petros 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 Petros paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
683
About 1 in 501,837 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2007
20 births
Total Registered
706
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Petros
Petros is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 706 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Petros as a male name
Ranked #5,815 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (20 births)
Petros: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Petros span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 138 babies were registered. While Petros is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Petros by Decade
How has Petros 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.
Petros by State
Birth registrations for Petros span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Illinois, California, New York. On average, about 26 Petross were registered per state.
Petros + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Petros as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Petros
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Petros: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Petros?
We estimate approximately 683 people named Petros 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 501,837 Americans share this first name.
Is Petros a common name?
Petros is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 706 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Petros most popular?
Petros reached peak popularity in 2007, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Petros is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Petros a male name?
Petros is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Petros Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Petros Smith, Petros Johnson, Petros 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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