Girls' name · since 1919
Petrita
69 babies named Petrita in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #31,338 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 69
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Petrita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 69 recorded since 1919.
Petrita has 69 recorded births among girls since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1971.
- #31,338 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 69 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Petrita ranks #31,338 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #31,338 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 69
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Petrita's 69 recorded births place it above 56.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Mexico.
Petrita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Petrita's full recorded timeline at 1930, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1932, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Petrita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1971
- Peak year (1926)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Petrita by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (32 births, 46% of the file).
1920s was Petrita's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Petrita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
32 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 32 births (46% of all-time use).
Petrita by state
Where Petrita concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Mexico | | 31 | 44.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 7.2% |
31 of 69 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Petrita's data
- Petrita's decade-level peak was the 1920s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Mexico records the most Petritas (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Mexico 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 Petrita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1919–1971 (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 Petrita 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.