Peta

loc · Latin script

Meaning: Modern feminine form of jPeter, not used before the 1930s

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/piːtə/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Peta is a name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Australia than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • AUAustralia≈1 in 3.1K(inferred from the name graph)
  • CZCzechia≈1 in 13K
  • NZNew Zealand≈1 in 35K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Australia (inferred from the name graph)

≈8,100 people, est.

Sources
203 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 3.1K (inferred from the name graph)

Australia, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Name dossier (print, CSV)

Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

PetaeLatin(measured from records)

8 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Peta- in AU Australia and Petae in DE Germany.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Modern feminine form of jPeter, not used before the 1930s. Petal ° From the vocabulary word for the part of a flower, also used as a term of endearment. 194 q

Sources 1

  • A concise dictionary of first names

Attested across 17 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Peta counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Peta is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
AU Australia≈8,100 est.≈1 in 3.1K79Peta-200
GB United Kingdom≈890 est.≈1 in 74K9Peta144
CZ Czechia≈800 est.≈1 in 13K27—1
US United States3261 in 1M303Peta203
DE Germany≈160 est.≈1 in 513K—Petae40
NZ New Zealand≈140 est.≈1 in 35K11—65
IS Iceland31 in 117K3——

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; NSW BDM — Popular baby names (1952–present); MVČR — living population register 2017; DIA — Baby name popularity (1900–present); Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register); Þjóðskrá Íslands — Name frequencies (NafnTíðni, registry). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Peta is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Hindi given name14 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, United States

    Languages: Hindi, Telugu

    Also written Pooti, Poti, Pat, పాటి, పాట్

  • Spanish name6 spellings in the group

    Also written Peťa, Petã, Péťa, Péta

  • a separate name6 spellings in the group

    Also written Pěta, Pētā, Peťa, Peța, Petâ

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Péťa

  • French given name6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France

    Also written Péta, Peťá, Peťa, Péťa

  • Czech given name22 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Czechia, Slovakia

    Languages: Czech, Slovak

    Also written Péťa, Peťa, Péta, Pét'A, Pet'A

  • Malay name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Malaysia, Indonesia

    Languages: Malay, Indonesian

    Also written Peťa

50 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Peta is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • Iš liet. slavizmo lopeta „kastuvas“ (LKŽ VII 648). Dar žr. Lopata

    as a nameLietuvių pavardžių žodynas (Dictionary of Lithuanian Surnames)

  • In Romanian, , ar. (Capidan) ; cf. Pefanca, actuala.

    as a nameDictionar Onomastic Rominesc

  • English: modern feminine form of PETER , not used before the 1930s.

    as a word

  • In Indonesian, map (a visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features)

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In Swedish, to poke, to pick ((lightly) touch or fiddle, prod or jam)

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

1940196019802000Tomasz Peta, b. 1951Peta Toppano, b. 1951Peta Doodson, b. 1955Peta Wilson, b. 1970Peta Brady, b. 1972Peta Sergeant, b. 1980Peta Lindsay, b. 1984Peta Todd, b. 1986Peta Mullens, b. 1988Peta Jensen, b. 1990

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Colleague,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 50 sources across 26 countries.

Official registers attesting Peta
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020303#27,859
AU AustraliaAustralian national given names (aggregated state BDM)1976255—
AU AustraliaAustralian national given names (aggregated state BDM)1971224—
AU AustraliaAustralian national given names (aggregated state BDM)1975218—
AU AustraliaAustralian national given names (aggregated state BDM)1972218—
AU AustraliaAustralian national given names (aggregated state BDM)1978217—
AU AustraliaNSW BDM — Popular baby names (1952–present)198379#97
AU AustraliaQLD BDM — Top 100 Baby Names Queensland (1960–present)198738—
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex202023#27,859
NZ New ZealandDIA — Baby name popularity (1900–present)200211—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)19986—
IS IcelandÞjóðskrá Íslands — Name frequencies (NafnTíðni, registry)20263—

Reference works 3

  • Wikipedia given-name tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
  • Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas (Dictionary of Lithuanian Surnames)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the name Peta come from?
Modern feminine form of jPeter, not used before the 1930s. Petal ° From the vocabulary word for the part of a flower, also used as a term of endearment. 194 q Recorded by A concise dictionary of first names.
What does the name Peta mean?
Recorded meaning: Modern feminine form of jPeter, not used before the 1930s.
In which country does Peta have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 8.1 thousand people named Peta in Australia, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled peta-.
How common is the name Peta?
In the United States, the national register counted 326 people named Peta in 2020, about 1 in 1.0 million residents.
How do you pronounce Peta?
A machine transcription gives /piːtə/ (IPA) for Hindi.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Peta”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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