Girls' name · since 2010
Petal
Since 2010, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Petal, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #41,044 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Petal is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 30 have been recorded since 2010.
Social Security Administration records show Petal recorded 30 times among girls since 2010, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2018.
- #41,044 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Petal ranks #41,044 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #41,044 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Petal's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Petal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Petal's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Petal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2018
- Peak year (2010)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Petal by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (30 births, 100% of the file).
2010s was Petal's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Petal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 30 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Petal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~8 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2010–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Petal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.