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Petar

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Petar: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1869 to #4647.20022010201520202025#1869#4647
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2357
1999#2943
2000#2142
2001#3134
2002#2005
2003#2857
2005#2754
2008#2276
2009#3227
2010#2400
2011#4647
2012#3039
2013#3315
2014#4632
2015#2319
2016#2175
2017#1923
2018#2112
2019#1869
2020#3848
2021#2125
2022#3048
2023#2813
2024#3688
2025#3684

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 25 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2020: #741 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #3848 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2018–2020

    Highest recorded position: #741 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2018–2020).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #741 in Republic of Ireland in 2020.

Petar's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#36845HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#36885HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#28137HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#30486HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#212510HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#38484HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#186912HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#211210HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#192312HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#217510HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#23199HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#46323HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#33155HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#30396HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#46473HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#24008HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#32275HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#22768HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#27545HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#28574HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#20056HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#21425HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#29433HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#23574HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#7413HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#7493HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Petar is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Petar, between 1996 and 2025, in 25 of those 30 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2019Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: highest position in 202019962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202525#1869 in 2019
Republic of Ireland2018–20202#741 in 2020
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Petar

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #741 in Republic of Ireland in 2020. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.