Girl nameCurrently #1,302 in the USFalling
Patricia
puh-TRISH-uh//pəˈtrɪʃə//
3 syllablesPeak year: 19518 lettersStarts with P
Meaning & origin
Noble, patrician
Patricia is the feminine form of Patrick, from the Latin 'patricius', meaning of noble or patrician rank. A hugely popular mid-20th-century name, it now carries a stately, generational charm.
Patricia's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Patricia |
|---|---|
| 1884 | 6 |
| 1885 | 5 |
| 1886 | 8 |
| 1887 | 10 |
| 1888 | 12 |
| 1889 | 17 |
| 1890 | 11 |
| 1891 | 12 |
| 1892 | 21 |
| 1893 | 28 |
| 1894 | 36 |
| 1895 | 35 |
| 1896 | 37 |
| 1897 | 49 |
| 1898 | 47 |
| 1899 | 55 |
| 1900 | 87 |
| 1901 | 68 |
| 1902 | 85 |
| 1903 | 79 |
| 1904 | 124 |
| 1905 | 121 |
| 1906 | 157 |
| 1907 | 177 |
| 1908 | 205 |
| 1909 | 233 |
| 1910 | 316 |
| 1911 | 325 |
| 1912 | 504 |
| 1913 | 588 |
| 1914 | 656 |
| 1915 | 895 |
| 1916 | 1,078 |
| 1917 | 1,447 |
| 1918 | 1,765 |
| 1919 | 2,152 |
| 1920 | 2,509 |
| 1921 | 3,390 |
| 1922 | 3,910 |
| 1923 | 4,800 |
| 1924 | 6,975 |
| 1925 | 8,119 |
| 1926 | 8,615 |
| 1927 | 10,592 |
| 1928 | 12,363 |
| 1929 | 13,667 |
| 1930 | 15,803 |
| 1931 | 16,516 |
| 1932 | 18,035 |
| 1933 | 18,708 |
| 1934 | 20,912 |
| 1935 | 22,965 |
| 1936 | 24,016 |
| 1937 | 26,936 |
| 1938 | 27,665 |
| 1939 | 29,811 |
| 1940 | 32,807 |
| 1941 | 37,058 |
| 1942 | 39,623 |
| 1943 | 39,767 |
| 1944 | 36,987 |
| 1945 | 35,942 |
| 1946 | 46,409 |
| 1947 | 51,398 |
| 1948 | 46,235 |
| 1949 | 46,428 |
| 1950 | 48,028 |
| 1951 | 56,574 |
| 1952 | 53,202 |
| 1953 | 51,148 |
| 1954 | 49,250 |
| 1955 | 46,317 |
| 1956 | 43,432 |
| 1957 | 39,373 |
| 1958 | 38,072 |
| 1959 | 35,311 |
| 1960 | 32,175 |
| 1961 | 28,966 |
| 1962 | 26,612 |
| 1963 | 25,446 |
| 1964 | 26,174 |
| 1965 | 23,617 |
| 1966 | 20,192 |
| 1967 | 17,817 |
| 1968 | 15,873 |
| 1969 | 15,023 |
| 1970 | 13,477 |
| 1971 | 11,520 |
| 1972 | 9,648 |
| 1973 | 8,529 |
| 1974 | 8,084 |
| 1975 | 7,082 |
| 1976 | 6,052 |
| 1977 | 5,936 |
| 1978 | 5,532 |
| 1979 | 5,688 |
| 1980 | 5,349 |
| 1981 | 5,311 |
| 1982 | 5,212 |
| 1983 | 4,957 |
| 1984 | 4,509 |
| 1985 | 4,437 |
| 1986 | 4,285 |
| 1987 | 3,951 |
| 1988 | 3,842 |
| 1989 | 3,651 |
| 1990 | 3,618 |
| 1991 | 3,437 |
| 1992 | 2,961 |
| 1993 | 2,677 |
| 1994 | 2,374 |
| 1995 | 2,169 |
| 1996 | 1,978 |
| 1997 | 1,787 |
| 1998 | 1,710 |
| 1999 | 1,537 |
| 2000 | 1,398 |
| 2001 | 1,224 |
| 2002 | 1,115 |
| 2003 | 1,016 |
| 2004 | 997 |
| 2005 | 880 |
| 2006 | 781 |
| 2007 | 728 |
| 2008 | 630 |
| 2009 | 565 |
| 2010 | 479 |
| 2011 | 431 |
| 2012 | 396 |
| 2013 | 419 |
| 2014 | 379 |
| 2015 | 351 |
| 2016 | 387 |
| 2017 | 308 |
| 2018 | 299 |
| 2019 | 281 |
| 2020 | 217 |
| 2021 | 212 |
| 2022 | 222 |
| 2023 | 202 |
| 2024 | 177 |
Patricia through the decades
- Patricia peaked in 1951, when 56,574 babies were named Patricia in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Patricia has fallen 53% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Patricia currently ranks #1,302 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
PatTrishPatty
Variants & spellings
Patrizia