Petula
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.
Petula by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Petula.
Its American peak was 39 babies in 1968, making it a 1960s name.
What we can tell you about Petula
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Petula. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Perlapearl; spanish and italian form of Pearl343 in the US (2017)
- Paulasmall or humble; feminine of Paul324 in the US (2017)
- Petrastone, rock165 in the US (2017)
- Pellastone; from the ancient macedonian city3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Pearlapearl; a form of pearl or pearle7 in the US (2017)
- Petalpetal; a leaf of a flower3 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Petula
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