girl's name

Petronilla

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 4
  • Letters 10
  • Births on record 62

Petronilla is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 1935 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1927, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1907.
  • 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.

Petronilla over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 1930s. The striped bar is the 1930s, still in progress — it covers 1930 to 1935, not a full ten years.

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Births named Petronilla by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1900s 10
1910s 11
1920s 24
1930s (to 1935) 12

How popular is Petronilla?

In 1935, Petronilla was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Petronilla is used

France #1,590 5 in 1958
United States #3,914 6 in 1935

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Petronilla

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Petronilla also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Petronilla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Petronilla

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Petronilla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Petronilla

How popular is the name Petronilla?

In 1935, Petronilla was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Petronilla a girl's or a boy's name?

Petronilla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Petronilla?

Petronilla has 4 syllables.

When was Petronilla most popular?

Petronilla peaked in 1927, when 7 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.