Petronella

Girl · recorded 1884–1949

  • 1949last recorded
  • 1884best year

Most popular in 1884.

Last recorded in 1949. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Petronella.

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Its story

Popularity since 1884

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 34 recorded years as a table
Petronella, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188439
189323
190323
190624
190926
191015
191114
191229
191322
191414
191517
191618
191718
191813
191917
19208
192112
192210
19239
19249
192511
19265
19276
192910
19326
19337
19347
193810
19395
19404
19436
19463
19473
19494

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Petronella isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1949
6
Rank in 1949
#4,673
How rare
1 in 285,146 girls
Since 1884
335

Petronella was last recorded in 1949. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1884, at 39 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Petronella doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.