Girls' name · since 1953
Petrice
Since 1953, U.S. Social Security records show 173 babies named Petrice, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,335 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 173
- born since 1953
- 1970s
- peak decade
173 girls have been named Petrice since 1953, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Petrice has been recorded 173 times among girls since 1953, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1993.
- #21,335 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 173 born since 1953
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Petrice ranks #21,335 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 173 born since 1953, peaking in the 1970s.
- #21,335 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 173
- born since 1953
- 1970s
- peak decade
Petrice's 173 recorded births place it above 70.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Petrice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Petrice splits its recorded history at 1972: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Petrice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1993
- Peak year (1972)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Petrice by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (66 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Petrice's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Petrice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s
1960s
43 births
- 1970s
1970s
66 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 66 births (38% of all-time use).
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What to do with Petrice's data
- Petrice's decade-level peak was the 1970s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1990s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Petrice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1953–1993 (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 Petrice 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.