Girls' name · since 1888
Petronila
Since 1888, U.S. Social Security records show 69 babies named Petronila, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,339 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,990 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 69
- born since 1888
- 2020s
- peak decade
69 babies have been named Petronila since 1888, making it today's #14990 girls' name.
Petronila has 69 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14990 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #31,339 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,990 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 69 born since 1888
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Petronila ranks #31,339 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,990 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 69 born since 1888, peaking in the 2020s.
- #31,339 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,990 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 69
- born since 1888
- 2020s
- peak decade
Petronila'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 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Petronila compares
69 19th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Petronila's all-time total is 82% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Petronila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 69 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 21 | 19,840 |
Petronila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Petronila's full recorded timeline at 2015, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Petronila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Petronila by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (23 births, 33% of the file).
2020s was Petronila's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Petronila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
14 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 23 births (33% of all-time use).
Petronila by state
Where Petronila concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 8.7% |
6 of 69 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Petronilas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Petronila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Petronila 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.