Patrica

Last seen for girls in 2009 at #15,242 · Last seen for boys in 1962 at #4,033
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1950 · 226 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
9,147
since 1911

Patrica over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Patrica has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201941peak #551, 1950girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2004#14,1796—
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2000#9,8749—
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1997#5,62617—
1996#6,39214—
1995#5,67716—
1994#6,67213—
1993#7,49811—
1992#3,77328—
1991#4,49722—
1990#4,00325—
1989#3,56628—
1988#2,98734—
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1984#2,14946—
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First appearance
1911

The first year at least five girls were named Patrica! It came in at #2,463, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2003, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Patrica is popular in 1941

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedILWisconsin: #350 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,002 girlsWIMichigan: #488 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,978 girlsMINew York: #602 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 12,057 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedINOhio: #406 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,716 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedMOKentucky: #471 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,723 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #514 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,802 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #367 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,895 girlsOKLouisiana: #445 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,119 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedMSAlabama: #418 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,956 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedHITexas: #753 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 9,108 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wisconsin#350 · 1 in 5,002
  2. Oklahoma#367 · 1 in 2,895
  3. Ohio#406 · 1 in 5,716
  4. Alabama#418 · 1 in 4,956
  5. Louisiana#445 · 1 in 4,119

Best ever in a state: #279 in South Carolina, 1954.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#35051 in 5,002
Oklahoma#36771 in 2,895
Ohio#406101 in 5,716
Alabama#41861 in 4,956
Louisiana#44561 in 4,119
Kentucky#47151 in 5,723
Michigan#48861 in 7,978
North Carolina#51451 in 7,802
New York#60281 in 12,057
Texas#75371 in 9,108
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See more about Patrica
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2009
  • Biggest jump: 156 spots in 1936 (#904 → #748)
  • Biggest drop: 116 spots in 1972 (#833 → #949)
Rise & fade · girls
39 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1911
  • Peaked 1950 at #551 (226 births)
  • Births halved by 1975, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 44 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 44 yrs · run 1930–1973
Share of babies · girls
1 in 6,423
  • Highest: 1 in 6,423 girls born in 1964 were named Patrica (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 306,186 girls born in 2009 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #551 in 1950, was only 1 in 7,580 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 26.9% of all girls named Patrica (2,457) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s111#1,645 (1918)#2,397
1920s370#1,042 (1927)#1,345
1930s731#618 (1939)#824
1940s1,339#628 (1941)#669
1950s2,403#551 (1950)#591
1960s2,457#569 (1962)#642
1970s1,083#833 (1971)#1,203
1980s404#1,817 (1983)#2,586
1990s168#3,773 (1992)#6,044
2000s81#7,317 (2001)#11,734

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Patrica in 1941

girls
#628
127 births · 1 in 9,513 girls

Top girls' names in 1941

  1. #1Mary58,048
  2. #2Barbara39,543
  3. #3Patricia36,905
  4. #4Carol24,187
  5. #5Linda23,721
  6. #6Judith23,320
  7. #7Betty20,905
  8. #8Nancy20,885
  9. #9Sandra19,500
  10. #10Shirley16,954
  11. #628Patrica127
More about 1941

girls

1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 9,513 of them was named Patrica, which outranked 87.6% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Patrica
  1. #624Kathie129
  2. #626Crystal128
  3. #626Karon128
  4. #628Patrica127
  5. #628Camilla127
  6. #628Greta127
  7. #628Jeraldine127
  8. #633Corine125
  9. #633Georgiana125
  10. #633Lorine125

Tied with 4 names at #628; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,130Jerilyn#2,737 → #607
  2. ↑ 1,258Trina#2,109 → #851
  3. ↑ 372Karan#1,347 → #975
  4. ↑ 371Kristine#1,313 → #942
  5. ↑ 356Sherri#1,186 → #830
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Kenneth#971 → #1,418
  2. ↓ 421Janna#997 → #1,418
  3. ↓ 366Beatriz#989 → #1,355
  4. ↓ 338Merna#997 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 337Eldora#957 → #1,294

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1941 →