Petronia

peht-ROH-nee-uh /pɛtˈɹoʊniə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Petronia is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Petronia is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1984. Petronia was first reported in SSA data in 1919 and peaked in 1984 (10 births).

About the name Petronia

Pronunciationpeht-ROH-nee-uh /pɛtˈɹoʊniə/
10peak births 1984
1919first in SSA data

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How popular is Petronia?

Girls named Petronia
191919201930194019501960197019801984
Girls named Petronia per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1919–1984 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1984) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Petronia total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
198410—#6,636
19826—#10,101
19515—#6,024
19395—#4,789
19355—#4,758
19225—#5,624
19197—#4,168
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