Girls' name · since 1965
Petina
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 119 babies named Petina, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 119
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Petina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 119 recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Petina recorded 119 times among girls since 1965, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1981.
- #25,241 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 119 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Petina ranks #25,241 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #25,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 119
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Petina's 119 recorded births place it above 65.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Petina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Petina's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Petina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1981
- Peak year (1973)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Petina by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (75 births, 63% of the file).
1970s was Petina's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Petina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
30 births
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 75 births (63% of all-time use).
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What to do with Petina's data
- Petina's decade-level peak was the 1970s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Petina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1965–1981 (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 Petina 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.