9 American baby girls were named Petrina in 2011, making it just as popular as Dessie, Maybelle and Stevee
Girls Names: Meanings, Nicknames
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In the 1920s, Petra often flirted with the Top 500 American girl names, getting in there twice: in 1927 at No. 498 and in 1929 at No. 492
Penny
Penny first appeared on USA name statistics in 1882 when 5 baby girls were given the name. It became a Top 100 American female given name from 1962 to 1965
Penelope
Penelope dropped out of the Top 1000 American baby girl names in 1976. It reappeared at No. 946 in 2001 and climbed way up to No. 169 by 2011.
Peggy
Peggy was a Top 100 American baby girl name between 1927 and 1962, ranking highest in 1937 at No. 31
Pearl
Between 1880 and 1926, Pearl’s rank as a popular U.S. baby girl name was anywhere from No. 24 to No. 96
Paz
Paz is a unisex name. United States birth statistics show 14 girls and 9 boys named Paz in 2009.
Payton
Payton and Peyton are unisex names, but as of 2011, American baby girls are outnumbering the boys for both spellings
Pauline
Pauline was more popular than Paula for American baby girls until 1943
Paulina
Paulina’s highest rank in the Top 500 American baby girl names in the first decade of the 21st century was No. 364 in 2002
Paulette
1946 was the one year Paulette came closest to the Top 100 most popular American baby girl names at No. 117
Paula
The height of Paula’s popularity in the USA was between 1943 and 1974. In that period, its top rank was No. 38 (1954) and its lowest was No. 96 (1974)