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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #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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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 1960

  • 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: #649 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,968 girlsILWisconsin: #397 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,992 girlsWIMichigan: #461 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,195 girlsMINew York: #607 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 7,986 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: #556 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,196 girlsINOhio: #450 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 5,009 girlsOHPennsylvania: #660 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 11,169 girlsPANew Jersey: #570 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,258 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #692 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 8,221 girlsCAUtah: 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: #520 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,394 girlsMOKentucky: #328 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,667 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedWVVirginia: #537 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,634 girlsVAMaryland: 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: #565 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,937 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #356 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,607 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedLAMississippi: #414 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,169 girlsMSAlabama: #514 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,958 girlsALGeorgia: #448 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,049 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Patrica, so not publishedHITexas: #691 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 7,087 girlsTXFlorida: #518 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,026 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#328 · 1 in 2,667
  2. South Carolina#356 · 1 in 2,607
  3. Wisconsin#397 · 1 in 4,992
  4. Mississippi#414 · 1 in 3,169
  5. Georgia#448 · 1 in 4,049

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#328121 in 2,667
South Carolina#356101 in 2,607
Wisconsin#39791 in 4,992
Mississippi#41481 in 3,169
Georgia#448111 in 4,049
Ohio#450211 in 5,009
Michigan#461171 in 5,195
Alabama#51471 in 4,958
Florida#518101 in 5,026
Missouri#52071 in 6,394
Virginia#53761 in 6,634
Indiana#55671 in 7,196
North Carolina#56571 in 6,937
New Jersey#57071 in 8,258
New York#607211 in 7,986
Illinois#649121 in 8,968
Pennsylvania#660101 in 11,169
Texas#691161 in 7,087
California#692211 in 8,221
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

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 1960

girls
#609
270 births · 1 in 7,489 girls

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #609Patrica270
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 7,489 of them was named Patrica, which outranked 91.7% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Patrica
  1. #605Henrietta272
  2. #607Marcie271
  3. #607Ruthie271
  4. #609Patrica270
  5. #610Angel268
  6. #610Candice268
  7. #610Gaye268
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1960 →