Petal
Girl · PET-al · English
Petal is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “flower petal”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Petal mean?
English: English word, from Greek petalon 'leaf'
“flower petal”
English word name, also a traditional British term of endearment.
- Say it
- PET-al
Is Petal a girl's or a boy's name?
Petal is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Petal in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Petal, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Petal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Petal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,450 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 12 | #2,319 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
Names like Petal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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