How Many People Are Named Petula?
An estimated 155 people in the United States have the first name Petula. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Petula peaked in popularity in 1968 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Petula 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 Petula paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
155
About 1 in 2,211,318 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1968
39 births
Total Registered
179
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Petula
Petula is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 179 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Petula as a female name
Ranked #10,779 in 1977
5 female births in 1977
Peak: 1968 (39 births)
Petula: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Petula span from the 1960s to the 1970s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 117 babies were registered. While Petula is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Petula by Decade
How has Petula 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.
Petula by State
Petula + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Petula as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Petula
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Petula: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Petula?
We estimate approximately 155 people named Petula 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 2,211,318 Americans share this first name.
Is Petula a common name?
Petula is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 179 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Petula most popular?
Petula reached peak popularity in 1968, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Petula is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Petula a female name?
Petula is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Petula Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Petula Smith, Petula Johnson, Petula 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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