Petronila

#16,677 in 2025Girls' name

Form of Petronilla

Petronila has been given to 69 babies in the U.S. since 1888. In 2025 it ranked #16,677 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2020, with 10 recorded.

Babies named Petronila, 2025

1 in 663,000

Petronila over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Petronila: meaning, origin, and history

Form of Petronilla

Spanish

What Petronila means

Petronila is a form of Petronilla.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Petronila is used in Spanish.

Another recorded pronunciation is /pe.tɾo.ˈni.la/ for Petronila.

Origin, language, and formation

Petronila is used in Spanish and Tagalog. Its origins include Spanish.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Petronilla.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Spanish, Petronila is pronounced /petɾoˈnila/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 69 girls were recorded with the name Petronila between 1888 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 10 in 2020; its best national rank was #1,440 in 1888.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #10,089 in 2020 to #16,677 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #12,723 in 2015 to #16,677 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Petronila?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 663,000; 5 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only: 1 in 321,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025: #16,677; of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 459,581 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Petronila sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 459,581 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Petronila. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Petronilas were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Petronila was born before 2015 — so the typical Petronila is around 10 today.

Median birth year: 2015; About 10 years old
Biggest decade: 2020s; 33.3% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 58.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 45; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2020s — 33.3% of all recorded uses (23).

Is Petronila rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: −4,777; Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago: −6,588; Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago: −3,954; Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago: 0.63×; Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak: 50.0%; Peak was 2020 (10)
Years since peak: 5; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 24.3% average annual change
Best rank ever: #1,440; 1888

Where Petronila is used

Across 1910–2025, Petronila was most concentrated in Texas — about 1 in — girls, against 1 in 2,046,820 across all states with data.

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State popularity map

Most concentrated

1Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Petronila has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Petronila by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #16,677
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Down 6,588
Best rank ever: #1,440; 1888
Peak year: 2020; 10 that year
First recorded: 1888
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 69
Count in 2025: 5

Names similar to Petronila

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Petronilla Petronia Petrita Marsheila Kimimila Mithila Jalaila Petrona Anacamila Xureila Petunia Anaila Azaila Petronella Petrea Nithila Petrice Rutila Markaila Carmila Kelila Teuila Petina Shequila

Sibling names for Petronila

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Abagail Shyann Halie Allyssa Sydni Sydnie Karleigh

For a brother

Aaden Kale Hamilton Caesar Brennen Tobin Jerimiah Jorden

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