How Many People Are Named Petula?
people named Petula are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,084,054 people in the US has this name
Based on 179 babies named Petula in Social Security records from 1965 to 1977, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
39 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Meaning unknown, created in the 20th century. The name is borne by the British singer Petula Clark (1932-), whose name was invented by her father.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Petula in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Petula alive today is about 56 years old, and 90% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 55 and 58 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Petula first appears in the records in 1965 and was given most often in 1968, to 39 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1977.
Babies given the name each year, 1965 to 1977
🏆 Rank History
Petula has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,934, in 1968.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,934 (1968) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,967 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Petula alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Petula were born in New York than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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