Name meaning & stats
Petr
Petr means “stone, rock” (Ancient Greek origin). 109 US babies since 1940, peak 2014. Notable Petrs are 1.5× over-represented as ice hockey players.
What it means
“stone, rock”
Ancient GreekSpelling of Peter
From Greek petros.
Peter around the world
- Питер / Петер · Russian
- Петер / Пітер · Ukrainian
- Πίτερ · Greek
- بيتر · Arabic
- פיטר · Hebrew
- ピーター · Japanese
- 彼得 · Chinese
- 피터 · Korean
- Petrus · Dutch
- Petar · Slovene
Famous Peters
- Peter Paul Rubens · Flemish painter (1577–1640)
- Peter O'Toole · British-Irish actor (1932–2013)
- Peter Jackson · New Zealand film director, screenwriter, producer and actor (born 1961
- Peter Higgs · British physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1929–2024)
Peter’s name day
- June 29 · Norway, Slovakia
In US birth records
Peak year: 2014
109 US babies were named Petr between 1940 and 2025.
Where Petrs end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey player | 1.5× | Low · 3 people |
| Writer | 1.1× | Low · 1 people |
| Actor | 1.0× | Low · 1 people |
| Painter | 1.2× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable men who are ice hockey players, Petrs show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people born 1940–2005 in the US, UK, Canada and Australia (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 4440 Peters spell it Petr
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2014)