Girls' name · since 1941
Petrea
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 63 babies named Petrea, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,355 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 63
- born since 1941
- 1950s
- peak decade
Petrea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 63 recorded since 1941.
Petrea has 63 recorded births among girls since 1941, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 1978.
- #32,355 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 63 born since 1941
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Petrea ranks #32,355 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 63 born since 1941, peaking in the 1950s.
- #32,355 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 63
- born since 1941
- 1950s
- peak decade
Petrea's 63 recorded births place it above 55.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Petrea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Petrea's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1941, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1942 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Petrea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1978
- Peak year (1942)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Petrea by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (23 births, 37% of the file).
1950s was Petrea's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Petrea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
20 births
- 1950s
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 23 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Petrea's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 1970s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Petrea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1941–1978 (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 Petrea 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.