Meaning of the namePietra
Pietra is a female name of Italian origin, the feminine form of Pietro, which comes from Greek and means 'rock'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Pietro (Peter), 'rock'”
- People (2022)
- 51,187
- Rank in Brazil
- #557
- Median age
- 7 years
- 2010 Census
- 14,169
- people
Pietra in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Pietra, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (28,016 people).
50,791 women 396 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Pietra is most common
States with the highest share of people named Pietra in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.043%
- Santa Catarina 0.042%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.040%
- São Paulo 0.037%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.036%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 16,262 | 0.037% |
| Minas Gerais | 4,697 | 0.023% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,679 | 0.029% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,327 | 0.040% |
| Paraná | 3,850 | 0.034% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,181 | 0.042% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,651 | 0.043% |
| Bahia | 1,488 | 0.011% |
| Pará | 1,200 | 0.015% |
| Goiás | 1,135 | 0.016% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,003 | 0.036% |
| Pernambuco | 939 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso | 893 | 0.024% |
| Ceará | 866 | 0.010% |
| Amazonas | 785 | 0.020% |
| Distrito Federal | 746 | 0.027% |
| Maranhão | 687 | 0.010% |
| Paraíba | 409 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 403 | 0.012% |
| Rondônia | 360 | 0.023% |
| Alagoas | 357 | 0.011% |
| Piauí | 340 | 0.010% |
| Sergipe | 288 | 0.013% |
| Amapá | 221 | 0.030% |
| Tocantins | 148 | 0.010% |
| Acre | 138 | 0.017% |
| Roraima | 134 | 0.021% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Pietra
Pietra is the Italian feminine form of Peter (Pedro), according to Behind the Name, which links it to the word petra, 'rock'; Wiktionary gives Pietro as the corresponding male form. Peter comes from the Greek Petros, 'rock', which most translations of the New Testament use to render Cephas, the Aramaic nickname given to the apostle Simon. The meaning 'rock' is that of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 51,187 people named Pietra, with a median age of 7; proportionally, the name is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Pietra · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Pietra · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Peter · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Pietra
What does the name Pietra mean?
Pietra means “feminine form of Pietro (Peter), 'rock'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Pietra in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 51,187 people with the first name Pietra, which ranks it number 557 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Pietra a boy's or a girl's name?
Pietra is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 50,791 women and 396 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Pietra?
Pietra is a name of Italian and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Pietra most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.043% of the state's population is named Pietra (1,651 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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