Patricia

Where Patricia comes from

From Latin patricia (“noble”); later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick.
— Wiktionary's entry for Patricia
  • Latin
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1884
    First appearance
    #930 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1926
    Patricia Neal born
    American stage and film actress
  3. 1951
    Peak, #3
    56,446 babies named Patricia — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1962
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #6.
  5. 1968
    Patricia Arquette born
    American actress
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Latin.
Namesakes
  • Patricia Neal · American stage and film actress, 1926–2010
  • Patricia Arquette · American actress, born 1968
  • Patricia Highsmith · American novelist and short story writer, 1921–1995
  • Patricia Kaas · French singer, born 1966
  • Patricia Clarkson · American actress, born 1959

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.