How Many People Are Named Petina?
An estimated 106 people in the United States have the first name Petina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Petina peaked in popularity in 1973 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Petina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Petina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
106
About 1 in 3,233,531 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1973
19 births
Total Registered
119
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Petina
Petina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 119 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Petina as a female name
Ranked #10,009 in 1981
6 female births in 1981
Peak: 1973 (19 births)
Petina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Petina span from the 1960s to the 1980s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 75 babies were registered. Petina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Petina by Decade
How has Petina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Petina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Petina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Petina
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Petina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Petina?
We estimate approximately 106 people named Petina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,233,531 Americans share this first name.
Is Petina a common name?
Petina is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 119 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Petina most popular?
Petina reached peak popularity in 1973, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Petina is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Petina a female name?
Petina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Petina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Petina Smith, Petina Johnson, Petina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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