Petros is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2007 and remains in steady use.
Petros is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,746 for boy births in the United States (and #18,131 across all names), given to 9 babies. Petros was first reported in SSA data in 1964 and peaked in 2007 (20 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | #8,746 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | #5,837 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | #6,801 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #9,619 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #8,663 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #6,932 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | #6,033 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #7,492 |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | #5,999 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #10,454 |
| 2015 | 18 | 18 | #5,229 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | #7,417 |
| 2013 | 15 | 15 | #5,850 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | #8,696 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | #6,901 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #7,978 |
| 2009 | 15 | 15 | #6,010 |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | #5,700 |
| 2007 | 20 | 20 | #4,758 |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | #6,368 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | #8,901 |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | #5,424 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | #5,477 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #8,248 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | #5,075 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #5,821 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | #4,959 |
| 1998 | 16 | 16 | #4,361 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #5,562 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #5,862 |
| 1995 | 16 | — | #4,002 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #5,362 |
| 1993 | 13 | — | #4,630 |
| 1992 | 16 | — | #3,873 |
| 1991 | 19 | — | #3,297 |
| 1990 | 12 | — | #4,599 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | #4,455 |
| 1988 | 13 | — | #3,842 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #4,495 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | #3,818 |
| 1984 | 11 | — | #3,870 |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #3,567 |
| 1982 | 16 | — | #2,939 |
| 1981 | 16 | — | #2,859 |
| 1980 | 14 | — | #3,208 |
| 1979 | 19 | — | #2,534 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | #4,457 |
| 1977 | 15 | — | #2,871 |
| 1976 | 11 | — | #3,420 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #4,206 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | #2,639 |
| 1973 | 13 | — | #2,822 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,829 |
| 1971 | 12 | — | #2,934 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #3,747 |
| 1968 | 9 | — | #3,039 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,398 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #3,926 |