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Petrona

100% girls · 31 born in 2025

Petrona has been given to about 409 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 401
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Petrona per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2024 · 45
  • Born in 202531
  • All time409

How popular is Petrona?

Its best year was 2024, when 45 babies were given the name, ranking 3495th. The typical living American called Petrona is about 9 years old today.

Names that sound like Petrona

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Verona0.79
  2. Leona0.68
  3. Petra0.68
  4. Verna0.63
  5. Serena0.63
  6. Erna0.63
  7. Bettina0.63
  8. Serina0.63

Middle names for Petrona

Ranked by flow score
  1. Petrona Rose0.85
  2. Petrona Louise0.85
  3. Petrona June0.84
  4. Petrona Quinn0.84
  5. Petrona Nell0.84
  6. Petrona Wren0.83

Sibling names for Petrona

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hazielbrother · 0.89
  2. Teobrother · 0.88
  3. Jasielbrother · 0.88
  4. Alarasister · 0.88
  5. Inayasister · 0.87
  6. Kiyomisister · 0.87

Where Petrona is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Petrona White0.80
    2. Petrona Reyes0.80
    3. Petrona Nguyen0.80
    4. Petrona Moore0.80
    5. Petrona Lee0.80
    6. Petrona Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Petrona

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.