Patricia
#1,334 for girls in 2025, 167 births · Last seen for boys in 2006 at #12,055
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1951 · 56,446 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 70 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,573,623since 1884
Patricia over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,334 | 167 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,292 | 179 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,179 | 203 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,114 | 222 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,153 | 212 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,116 | 217 | — | |
| 2019 | #939 | 281 | — | |
| 2018 | #899 | 299 | — | |
| 2017 | #883 | 308 | — | |
| 2016 | #736 | 387 | — | |
| 2015 | #802 | 351 | — | |
| 2014 | #738 | 380 | — | |
| 2013 | #676 | 419 | — | |
| 2012 | #710 | 396 | — | |
| 2011 | #658 | 431 | — | |
| 2010 | #617 | 479 | — | |
| 2009 | #534 | 565 | — | |
| 2008 | #498 | 630 | — | |
| 2007 | #441 | 728 | — | |
| 2006 | #411 | 776 | #12,055 | 5 |
| 2005 | #356 | 880 | — | |
| 2004 | #317 | 998 | — | |
| 2003 | #307 | 1,011 | #10,894 | 5 |
| 2002 | #280 | 1,115 | — | |
| 2001 | #260 | 1,224 | — | |
| 2000 | #226 | 1,393 | #10,349 | 5 |
| 1999 | #201 | 1,532 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #180 | 1,704 | #8,479 | 6 |
| 1997 | #169 | 1,781 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #159 | 1,970 | #6,496 | 8 |
| 1995 | #150 | 2,161 | #6,407 | 8 |
| 1994 | #135 | 2,363 | #5,109 | 11 |
| 1993 | #125 | 2,659 | #3,501 | 18 |
| 1992 | #111 | 2,950 | #4,872 | 11 |
| 1991 | #101 | 3,419 | #3,325 | 18 |
| 1990 | #97 | 3,579 | #1,946 | 39 |
| 1989 | #89 | 3,603 | #1,658 | 47 |
| 1988 | #77 | 3,799 | #1,645 | 43 |
| 1987 | #76 | 3,913 | #1,734 | 38 |
| 1986 | #66 | 4,246 | #1,662 | 38 |
| 1985 | #64 | 4,402 | #1,724 | 35 |
| 1984 | #66 | 4,476 | #1,764 | 32 |
| 1983 | #60 | 4,926 | #1,787 | 31 |
| 1982 | #59 | 5,168 | #1,441 | 44 |
| 1981 | #53 | 5,284 | #1,996 | 27 |
| 1980 | #51 | 5,310 | #1,547 | 39 |
| 1979 | #44 | 5,650 | #1,532 | 38 |
| 1978 | #48 | 5,498 | #1,616 | 34 |
| 1977 | #47 | 5,903 | #1,670 | 32 |
| 1976 | #43 | 6,017 | #1,541 | 35 |
| 1975 | #36 | 7,053 | #1,704 | 29 |
| 1974 | #29 | 8,036 | #1,198 | 48 |
| 1973 | #27 | 8,476 | #1,136 | 52 |
| 1972 | #27 | 9,602 | #1,177 | 48 |
| 1971 | #26 | 11,470 | #1,150 | 51 |
| 1970 | #24 | 13,406 | #951 | 71 |
| 1969 | #18 | 14,959 | #951 | 65 |
| 1968 | #15 | 15,803 | #869 | 69 |
| 1967 | #11 | 17,753 | #900 | 64 |
| 1966 | #7 | 20,112 | #809 | 81 |
| 1965 | #6 | 23,552 | #926 | 64 |
| 1964 | #5 | 26,091 | #823 | 84 |
| 1963 | #7 | 25,374 | #880 | 72 |
| 1962 | #6 | 26,532 | #845 | 80 |
| 1961 | #6 | 28,889 | #870 | 77 |
| 1960 | #7 | 32,113 | #905 | 70 |
| 1959 | #6 | 35,223 | #817 | 87 |
| 1958 | #5 | 37,961 | #721 | 106 |
| 1957 | #8 | 39,283 | #786 | 91 |
| 1956 | #6 | 43,329 | #727 | 102 |
| 1955 | #6 | 46,226 | #763 | 91 |
| 1954 | #4 | 49,149 | #717 | 101 |
| 1953 | #4 | 51,019 | #634 | 127 |
| 1952 | #3 | 53,101 | #681 | 104 |
| 1951 | #3 | 56,446 | #623 | 128 |
| 1950 | #3 | 47,944 | #750 | 84 |
| 1949 | #3 | 46,324 | #676 | 103 |
| 1948 | #4 | 46,140 | #686 | 95 |
| 1947 | #3 | 51,278 | #624 | 120 |
| 1946 | #3 | 46,297 | #611 | 111 |
| 1945 | #4 | 35,844 | #608 | 99 |
| 1944 | #4 | 36,874 | #573 | 115 |
| 1943 | #3 | 39,620 | #515 | 146 |
| 1942 | #3 | 39,465 | #486 | 159 |
| 1941 | #3 | 36,905 | #475 | 154 |
| 1940 | #3 | 32,665 | #487 | 140 |
| 1939 | #3 | 29,701 | #547 | 110 |
| 1938 | #3 | 27,560 | #565 | 107 |
| 1937 | #3 | 26,838 | #581 | 98 |
| 1936 | #5 | 23,916 | #577 | 100 |
| 1935 | #5 | 22,879 | #633 | 86 |
| 1934 | #6 | 20,844 | #742 | 68 |
| 1933 | #6 | 18,632 | #677 | 76 |
| 1932 | #6 | 17,992 | #980 | 45 |
| 1931 | #8 | 16,469 | #974 | 46 |
| 1930 | #7 | 15,751 | #928 | 52 |
| 1929 | #10 | 13,624 | #1,044 | 43 |
| 1928 | #11 | 12,331 | #1,272 | 32 |
| 1927 | #18 | 10,554 | #1,163 | 38 |
| 1926 | #23 | 8,586 | #1,353 | 29 |
| 1925 | #28 | 8,096 | #1,583 | 23 |
| 1924 | #35 | 6,957 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1923 | #56 | 4,800 | — | |
| 1922 | #68 | 3,902 | #3,252 | 8 |
| 1921 | #84 | 3,380 | #2,804 | 10 |
| 1920 | #104 | 2,502 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1919 | #114 | 2,144 | #3,115 | 8 |
| 1918 | #133 | 1,760 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #146 | 1,441 | #3,545 | 6 |
| 1916 | #174 | 1,078 | — | |
| 1915 | #189 | 895 | — | |
| 1914 | #201 | 656 | — | |
| 1913 | #190 | 588 | — | |
| 1912 | #195 | 504 | — | |
| 1911 | #218 | 325 | — | |
| 1910 | #205 | 316 | — | |
| 1909 | #234 | 233 | — | |
| 1908 | #238 | 205 | — | |
| 1907 | #260 | 177 | — | |
| 1906 | #263 | 157 | — | |
| 1905 | #306 | 121 | — | |
| 1904 | #286 | 124 | — | |
| 1903 | #355 | 79 | — | |
| 1902 | #344 | 85 | — | |
| 1901 | #364 | 68 | — | |
| 1900 | #360 | 87 | — | |
| 1899 | #389 | 55 | — | |
| 1898 | #448 | 46 | — | |
| 1897 | #419 | 49 | — | |
| 1896 | #478 | 37 | — | |
| 1895 | #493 | 35 | — | |
| 1894 | #463 | 36 | — | |
| 1893 | #520 | 28 | — | |
| 1892 | #616 | 21 | — | |
| 1891 | #796 | 12 | — | |
| 1890 | #825 | 11 | — | |
| 1889 | #620 | 17 | — | |
| 1888 | #753 | 12 | — | |
| 1887 | #733 | 10 | — | |
| 1886 | #828 | 8 | — | |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | — | |
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Patricia! It came in at #930, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1884–1885, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.
Where Patricia is popular in 1917
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- California#33 · 1 in 152
- Oregon#35 · 1 in 152
- Washington#39 · 1 in 155
- Arizona#73 · 1 in 256
- Montana#80 · 1 in 297
Best ever in a state: #1 in Maine, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #33 | 137 | 1 in 152 |
| Oregon | #35 | 32 | 1 in 152 |
| Washington | #39 | 56 | 1 in 155 |
| Arizona | #73 | 11 | 1 in 256 |
| Montana | #80 | 20 | 1 in 297 |
| District of Columbia | #88 | 7 | 1 in 365 |
| Utah | #96 | 14 | 1 in 332 |
| Colorado | #100 | 18 | 1 in 408 |
| Minnesota | #100 | 55 | 1 in 392 |
| South Dakota | #100 | 16 | 1 in 383 |
| Michigan | #107 | 75 | 1 in 456 |
| Wisconsin | #107 | 54 | 1 in 431 |
| Illinois | #109 | 116 | 1 in 502 |
| Maine | #109 | 15 | 1 in 404 |
| Nebraska | #113 | 23 | 1 in 513 |
| Iowa | #118 | 37 | 1 in 558 |
| North Dakota | #119 | 15 | 1 in 518 |
| Massachusetts | #121 | 57 | 1 in 617 |
| New Hampshire | #121 | 6 | 1 in 520 |
| Kansas | #123 | 27 | 1 in 554 |
| New Mexico | #123 | 8 | 1 in 399 |
| New York | #124 | 162 | 1 in 600 |
| Hawaii | #125 | 6 | 1 in 443 |
| Ohio | #128 | 72 | 1 in 704 |
| Connecticut | #137 | 19 | 1 in 759 |
| Maryland | #142 | 15 | 1 in 849 |
| New Jersey | #142 | 39 | 1 in 766 |
| Indiana | #151 | 26 | 1 in 934 |
| Missouri | #156 | 35 | 1 in 816 |
| Oklahoma | #157 | 27 | 1 in 734 |
| Idaho | #169 | 5 | 1 in 753 |
| Pennsylvania | #179 | 70 | 1 in 1,335 |
| Florida | #191 | 10 | 1 in 892 |
| Arkansas | #221 | 16 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Virginia | #232 | 14 | 1 in 1,790 |
| Louisiana | #235 | 15 | 1 in 1,251 |
| South Carolina | #253 | 10 | 1 in 1,955 |
| West Virginia | #266 | 9 | 1 in 1,791 |
| Kentucky | #278 | 12 | 1 in 2,063 |
| Texas | #292 | 29 | 1 in 1,630 |
| Tennessee | #335 | 9 | 1 in 2,709 |
| Georgia | #345 | 10 | 1 in 3,124 |
| North Carolina | #348 | 9 | 1 in 3,501 |
| Alabama | #390 | 7 | 1 in 3,553 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Patricia
- 42 spots since 2024 (#1,292 → #1,334)
- 218 spots since 2020 (#1,116 → #1,334)
- 532 spots since 2015 (#802 → #1,334)
- Biggest jump: 219 spots in 1886 (#1,047 → #828)
- Biggest drop: 205 spots in 1890 (#620 → #825)
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 1951 at #3 (56,446 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: 38 yrs · run 1929–1966
- Top 100: 70 yrs · run 1921–1990
- Top 1,000: 135 yrs · run 1886–2019
- Highest: 1 in 32 girls born in 1951 were named Patricia (3.1%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,624 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 29.2% of all girls named Patricia (459,681) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 58 | #620 (1889) | #819 |
| 1890s | 330 | #389 (1899) | #545 |
| 1900s | 1,336 | #234 (1909) | #301 |
| 1910s | 9,707 | #114 (1919) | #177 |
| 1920s | 74,732 | #10 (1929) | #44 |
| 1930s | 220,582 | #3 (1939) | #5 |
| 1940s | 411,412 | #3 (1947) | #3 |
| 1950s | 459,681 | #3 (1951) | #5 |
| 1960s | 231,178 | #5 (1964) | #9 |
| 1970s | 81,111 | #24 (1970) | #35 |
| 1980s | 45,127 | #51 (1980) | #66 |
| 1990s | 24,118 | #97 (1990) | #143 |
| 2000s | 9,320 | #226 (2000) | #363 |
| 2010s | 3,731 | #617 (2010) | #766 |
| 2020s | 1,200 | #1,114 (2022) | #1,198 |
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.
Patricia in 1917
Top girls' names in 1917
Top boys' names in 1917
More about 1917
girls
1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 750 of them was named Patricia, which outranked 97.3% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 154,247 of them was named Patricia, which outranked 23.0% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,217Zachariah7
- #3,217Zane7
- #3,217Zygmont7
- #3,545Patricia6
- #3,545Ab6
- #3,545Acy6
- #3,545Adie6
- #3,981Abbie5
- #3,981Abelardo5
- #3,981Abran5
Tied with 435 names at #3,545; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.