Given name & surname
Pedra
“as solid and strong as a rock”
Pedra is a variant of Petronela. In Latin use, Petronela carries the interpretation “as solid and strong as a rock.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Pedra is a variant of Petronela. In Latin use, Petronela carries the interpretation “as solid and strong as a rock.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pedra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 0 boys · 12 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1973. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 144 as a first name in 2020; 104 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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