The baby name Petar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpɛtar/ (PEH-tar).
Petar is Slavic in Origin.
The baby name Petar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpɛtar/ (PEH-tar).
Petar is Slavic in Origin.
Petar is the South Slavic form of Peter, used in Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Montenegrin, and Macedonian. It derives from Greek Petros, from petra, “rock, stone,” a Christian symbol of steadfast faith through the Apostle Saint Peter. The name spread widely in the Balkans with Christianization from the 9th–10th centuries and has remained consistently popular, conveying reliability, strength, and foundation.
Notable bearers include Tsar Petar I of Bulgaria (10th century), King Petar I Karađorđević of Serbia/Yugoslavia, and Petar II Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro. Close international variants are Peter (English, German, Dutch), Pierre (French), Pietro (Italian), Pedro (Spanish/Portuguese), Petros (Greek), Petr (Czech), Piotr (Polish), Péter (Hungarian), Petru (Romanian), Pēteris (Latvian), and Pétur (Icelandic). Local diminutives and nicknames include Pero and Pera (Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian), Pece (Macedonian), and Pejo (regional). The feminine counterpart is Petra.
| Petar Stoyanov Petar Stoyanov is best known as the president of Bulgaria from 1997 to 2002. A Bulgarian statesman and politician, he was a member of the Union of Democratic Forces and won Bulgaria’s second democratic presidential election in the modern era. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2020 | #1 | — | 780 |
| Germany | Boys | 2023 | #1 | — | 430 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #6 | 1,577 | 3,850 |
| BG | 0 | #10 | 103 | 1,799 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #13 | 859 | 2,277 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #15 | 3,274 | 3,997 |
| RS | 0 | #26 | 81 | 923 | |
| HR | 0 | #36 | 288 | 2,081 | |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #117 | 13 | 3,473 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #126 | 10 | 1,651 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #132 | 6 | 1,769 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #160 | 50 | 3,402 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #165 | 12 | 4,064 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #175 | 8 | 1,509 |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #185 | 2 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #209 | 10 | 4,970 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #212 | 12 | 3,559 |
| IR | 0 | #229 | 3 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #239 | 236 | 2,180 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #254 | 14 | 6,912 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #261 | 29 | 3,687 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #275 | 30 | 6,530 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| Canada | Boys | 2023 | #305 | 5 | 2,601 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #315 | 11 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #336 | 5 | 6,459 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #385 | 3 | 2,865 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #408 | 5 | 6,387 | |
| Germany | 0 | #415 | 23 | 2,542 | |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #435 | 11 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #492 | 14 | 12,621 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #518 | 35 | 10,162 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #539 | 10 | 10,655 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #620 | 6 | 10,983 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #651 | 319 | 5,697 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #652 | 14 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #654 | 14 | 13,071 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #669 | 14 | 3,552 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #679 | 211 | 15,035 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #689 | 248 | 5,610 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IT | 0 | #696 | 19 | 4,183 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #697 | 11 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #757 | 13 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #761 | 7 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #862 | 90 | 5,873 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #864 | 18 | 17,948 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #879 | 14 | 7,044 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #990 | 12 | 16,750 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #997 | 5 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,002 | 8 | 14,742 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 445 | 10,046 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,072 | 21 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,161 | 18 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,175 | 8 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,199 | 13 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,590 | 25 | 28,008 |
Petar is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:
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