girl's name
Petrona
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 409
Petrona is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 45 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 106,952 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1913.
Petrona over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 38 |
| 2000s | 81 |
| 2010s | 117 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 163 |
How popular is Petrona?
In 2025, Petrona was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Petrona
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Petrona also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Petrona over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Petrona
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Petrona — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Petrona
How popular is the name Petrona?
In 2025, Petrona was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Petrona a girl's or a boy's name?
Petrona is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Petrona most popular?
Petrona peaked in 2024, when 45 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Petrona a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Petrona currently ranks #4,470 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.