Petar is a rare variant of Peter that peaked in 2006 and remains in steady use.
Petar is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,354 for boy births in the United States (and #13,394 across all names), given to 14 babies. Petar first appears in 1963 and peaked in 2006 (21 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #6,354 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | #6,399 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | #5,608 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #8,152 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 2020 | 20 | 20 | #4,818 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | #6,032 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | #7,019 |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | #6,630 |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | #5,458 |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | #6,542 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #10,447 |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | #5,659 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #8,596 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #8,614 |
| 2009 | 14 | 14 | #6,345 |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | #5,699 |
| 2007 | 17 | 17 | #5,373 |
| 2006 | 21 | 21 | #4,468 |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | #5,804 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #5,719 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #6,609 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #6,410 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | #5,934 |
| 2000 | 13 | 13 | #5,503 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | #4,958 |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | #5,384 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #5,561 |
| 1996 | 18 | — | #3,787 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #6,825 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | #6,218 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #5,674 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | #7,201 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #5,820 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #6,263 |
| 1989 | 10 | — | #5,079 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #5,107 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #5,323 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #4,743 |
| 1985 | 13 | — | #3,550 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #4,161 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #6,044 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #4,054 |
| 1978 | 13 | — | #3,182 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | #3,776 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #6,251 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #4,205 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #5,082 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #4,928 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #4,323 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #3,870 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #4,134 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #4,856 |
| 1968 | 15 | — | #2,168 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #3,864 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #3,920 |