Recorded 1953–1993 Girls' name Peak 1972 173 births

Petrice — girls' name

173 babies named Petrice in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s231960s431970s661980s251990s16
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Petrice was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

14 babies were named Petrice in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Petrice

The Social Security Administration has registered 173 babies named Petrice between 1953 and 1993, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Petrice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Petrice performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Petrice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Petrice 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 173 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.

Petrice at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

173

Since 1953

41 years of records

Peak year

1972

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1953

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1993

Petrice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1953

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1972)
14
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
46810121416 199319881980197419711968196519541953 6

Petrice by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
66 births that decade — 38% of Petrice's all-time total
1950s231960s431970s661980s251990s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Petrice?
173 babies have been named Petrice since 1953. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1972 with 14 births.
When was Petrice most popular?
Petrice was most popular in the 1970s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Petrice been used?
Petrice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 41 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Petrice?
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, 1953–1993 (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.