Petrica
Petrica is a unisex given name: about 72% of people named Petrica are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
Petrica · Petrică
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 72% male / 28% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Romania, Serbia, Croatia
- Also spelled
- Petrică
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Petrica
To address Petrica when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Petrica," in English, "Guten Tag Petrica," in German. About 72% of people named Petrica are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Petrica,
German
Guten Tag Petrica,
French
Bonjour Petrica,
Spanish
Estimado/a Petrica:
Chinese
Petrica您好：
Japanese
Petrica様
English
Hi Petrica,
German
Hi Petrica,
French
Salut Petrica,
Spanish
Hola Petrica,
Chinese
Petrica你好：
Japanese
Petricaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Serbia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Petrica a male or female name?
Petrica is a unisex given name: about 72% of people named Petrica are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Petrica in an email?
To address Petrica when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Petrica," in English, "Guten Tag Petrica," in German. About 72% of people named Petrica are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Petrica a unisex name?
Petrica is not a unisex name: 72% of people named Petrica are men. Petrica leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Petrica a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/petrica (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_petrica,
title = {Is Petrica a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/petrica},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}