Petula

PEH-chuh-luh /ˈpɛtʃələ/
girl 3 syllables fading

Petula is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Petula is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1977. Petula was first reported in SSA data in 1965 and peaked in 1968 (39 births).

About the name Petula

PronunciationPEH-chuh-luh /ˈpɛtʃələ/
39peak births 1968
1965first in SSA data

Names similar to Petula

How popular is Petula?

Girls named Petula
1965197019751977
Girls named Petula per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1965–1977 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1977) 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

Petula total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19775—#10,779
19745—#9,780
197310—#5,468
19726—#7,954
197116—#3,898
197020—#3,279
196916—#3,572
196839—#1,934
196723—#2,614
196620—#2,819
196519—#2,901