Boys' name · since 1940
Petie
40 babies named Petie in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,759 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 40
- born since 1940
- 2020s
- peak decade
40 boys have been named Petie since 1940, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Petie has been recorded 40 times among boys since 1940, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2023.
- #23,759 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 40 born since 1940
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Petie ranks #23,759 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1940, peaking in the 2020s.
- #23,759 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 40
- born since 1940
- 2020s
- peak decade
Petie's 40 recorded births place it above 47.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Missouri.
Petie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Petie splits its recorded history at 2015: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1940 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Petie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2023
- Peak year (2022)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Petie by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (19 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Petie's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Petie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 19 births (48% of all-time use).
Petie by state
Where Petie concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 18 | 45.0% |
18 of 40 births nationwide.
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- Missouri records the most Peties (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Petie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1940–2023 (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 Petie 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.