Girls' name · since 1900
Petrina
2,107 babies named Petrina in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,553 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,107
- born since 1900
- 1970s
- peak decade
Petrina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,107 recorded since 1900.
Social Security Administration records show Petrina recorded 2,107 times among girls since 1900, 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 1900 to 2011.
- #4,553 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,107 born since 1900
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Petrina ranks #4,553 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,107 born since 1900, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,553 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,107
- born since 1900
- 1970s
- peak decade
Petrina's 2,107 recorded births place it above 93.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Petrina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Petrina's full recorded timeline at 1958, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 99 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Petrina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2011
- Peak year (1971)
- 99
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Petrina by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (746 births, 35% of the file).
1970s was Petrina's strongest decade.
746 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Petrina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 100
1910s
100 births
- 1920s 163
1920s
163 births
- 1930s 77
1930s
77 births
- 1940s 121
1940s
121 births
- 1950s 194
1950s
194 births
- 1960s
1960s
362 births
- 1970s
1970s
746 births
- 1980s 203
1980s
203 births
- 1990s 74
1990s
74 births
- 2000s 47
2000s
47 births
- 2010s 9
2010s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 746 births (35% of all-time use).
How Petrina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Petrina's total volume
Petrina by state
Where Petrina concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 261 | 12.4% |
| #2 | California | | 82 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 34 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 34 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 29 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 27 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 21 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 20 | 0.9% |
261 of 2,107 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Petrina appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Petrina's data
- Petrina's decade-level peak was the 1970s (746 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Petrinas (261 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Petrina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1900–2011 (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 Petrina 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.