Petronia — girls' name

What the Data Says About Petronia

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Petronia between 1919 and 1984, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Petronia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Petronia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Petronia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Petronia 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 43 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.