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 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#48 · 1 in 209
- California#50 · 1 in 272
- Texas#52 · 1 in 292
- Arizona#53 · 1 in 258
- Florida#59 · 1 in 299
Best ever in a state: #1 in Maine, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #48 | 46 | 1 in 209 |
| California | #50 | 743 | 1 in 272 |
| Texas | #52 | 457 | 1 in 292 |
| Arizona | #53 | 89 | 1 in 258 |
| Florida | #59 | 218 | 1 in 299 |
| Alaska | #60 | 18 | 1 in 221 |
| New York | #60 | 354 | 1 in 302 |
| District of Columbia | #62 | 24 | 1 in 237 |
| Virginia | #62 | 100 | 1 in 330 |
| Illinois | #64 | 237 | 1 in 308 |
| New Jersey | #64 | 137 | 1 in 295 |
| Rhode Island | #64 | 20 | 1 in 241 |
| Nevada | #65 | 18 | 1 in 267 |
| Delaware | #66 | 11 | 1 in 278 |
| Kentucky | #68 | 63 | 1 in 337 |
| Pennsylvania | #68 | 183 | 1 in 378 |
| Maryland | #70 | 65 | 1 in 371 |
| Missouri | #71 | 82 | 1 in 393 |
| Washington | #71 | 78 | 1 in 354 |
| West Virginia | #71 | 30 | 1 in 328 |
| Wyoming | #71 | 10 | 1 in 276 |
| Ohio | #72 | 163 | 1 in 424 |
| Idaho | #73 | 21 | 1 in 286 |
| Michigan | #73 | 139 | 1 in 412 |
| Georgia | #74 | 95 | 1 in 390 |
| New Hampshire | #74 | 20 | 1 in 296 |
| Oklahoma | #74 | 56 | 1 in 359 |
| Tennessee | #74 | 71 | 1 in 391 |
| Massachusetts | #78 | 94 | 1 in 372 |
| North Carolina | #79 | 86 | 1 in 413 |
| Colorado | #82 | 54 | 1 in 407 |
| South Carolina | #85 | 42 | 1 in 425 |
| Indiana | #86 | 73 | 1 in 466 |
| Mississippi | #87 | 36 | 1 in 409 |
| Connecticut | #89 | 38 | 1 in 448 |
| Nebraska | #93 | 23 | 1 in 435 |
| Wisconsin | #94 | 63 | 1 in 486 |
| Kansas | #97 | 31 | 1 in 473 |
| South Dakota | #98 | 10 | 1 in 413 |
| Hawaii | #99 | 12 | 1 in 409 |
| Alabama | #100 | 46 | 1 in 474 |
| Utah | #100 | 29 | 1 in 495 |
| Arkansas | #101 | 27 | 1 in 470 |
| Oregon | #103 | 32 | 1 in 489 |
| Vermont | #106 | 6 | 1 in 453 |
| Louisiana | #112 | 51 | 1 in 590 |
| Maine | #112 | 14 | 1 in 454 |
| Minnesota | #112 | 47 | 1 in 607 |
| Iowa | #128 | 25 | 1 in 690 |
| North Dakota | #129 | 8 | 1 in 575 |
| Montana | #147 | 7 | 1 in 624 |
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 1985
Top girls' names in 1985
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
girls
1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 391 of them was named Patricia, which outranked 99.5% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 52,806 of them was named Patricia, which outranked 77.3% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,698Slade36
- #1,698Trevis36
- #1,698Yousef36
- #1,724Patricia35
- #1,724Ameer35
- #1,724Arik35
- #1,724Aris35
- #1,764Chavis34
- #1,764Corwin34
- #1,764Creighton34
Tied with 39 names at #1,724; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.