Petros comes from the Armenian / Biblical / Greek tradition, meaning Rock..
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How popular is Petros?
2007peak year
Petros first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1964. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2007, 20 babies received the name (ranked #4756). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #7301), with roughly 12 babies named Petros each year. Petros's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 706 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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