Petros is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning “rock.” In 2024 it was given to 16 boys in the United States.
Petros belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “rock” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Petros first appears in Social Security records in 1964. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2534 in 1979, and in 2024 16 babies received the name — 706 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Petros means “rock” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Petros is a boy name. In 2024, 16 babies received the name in the US.
Petros comes from the Greek tradition.
Petros first appears in US records in 1964. Its best-ever ranking was #2534 in 1979, and 16 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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