Recorded 1965–1981 Girls' name Peak 1973 119 births

Petina — girls' name

119 babies named Petina in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s301970s751980s14
1970s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Petina was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

19 babies were named Petina in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Petina

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Petina between 1965 and 1981, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Petina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Petina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Petina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Petina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 119 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Petina at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

119

Since 1965

17 years of records

Peak year

1973

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1965

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1981

Petina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1965

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1973)
19
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
05101520 19811979197619741971196819661965 7

Petina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
75 births that decade — 63% of Petina's all-time total
1960s301970s751980s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Petina?
119 babies have been named Petina since 1965. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1973 with 19 births.
When was Petina most popular?
Petina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Petina been used?
Petina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 17 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Petina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Petra, Petrina, Peter, Petrona, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.