Petra
Meaning
"rock, stone"
Origin: Greek
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #1,484
- Total SSA Count
- 147
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Formal
- Nicknames
- Pet, Petie
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"rock, stone"
Origin: Greek
"God is gracious (from Juana/Joanna)"
Origin: Hebrew via Spanish
Yaneli is more popular, ranked #1436 vs #1484 for Petra.
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Yaneli is more popular, ranked #1436 compared to Petra at #1484 in the United States.
Petra means "rock, stone" (Greek origin). Yaneli means "God is gracious (from Juana/Joanna)" (Hebrew via Spanish origin).
Petra is primarily a girl name. Yaneli is primarily a girl name.