Fun Facts About the Name Patricia
- Decades of popularity: Patricia stayed in the U.S. top 100 for 70 consecutive years, from 1921 through 1990.
- More than 1 million babies named Patricia: U.S. records list 1,578,575 babies given the name Patricia from 1880 through 2025. Even 4,963 boys received the name Patricia - about 1 boy for every 317 girls.
What Does the Name Patricia Mean?
Patricia is the feminine form of the Latin name Patricius, meaning 'nobleman' or 'patrician.' The Latin word patricius meant 'belonging to the patricians,' the hereditary aristocratic class of ancient Rome, and it derives from pater, 'father,' by way of the plural patres, 'fathers,' used for the early Roman Senate. The feminine ending -a gives Patricia the sense 'noblewoman' or 'woman of patrician rank.' In later use the class-specific meaning softened into the broader idea of nobility, so the name is often explained simply as 'noble.'
Patricia Name History & Origins
The Latin masculine name Patricius was used in late antiquity, and its feminine form Patricia appears in early Christian and medieval European records. A traditional early figure is Saint Patricia of Naples, remembered as a 7th-century noblewoman from Constantinople who settled in Naples; her cult is centered in that city.
In medieval and early modern Europe, the name took local forms such as Patrizia in Italian, Patrícia in Portuguese, and Patricia in Spanish and French. In England, the related male name Patrick, from the same Latin root, was more established through Irish and English use. Patricia itself is a familiar English given name and was borne by Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886 - 1974), a granddaughter of Queen Victoria; the Canadian regiment Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry was named for her.
In the 20th century the name was also used in many other languages, with forms such as Polish Patrycja and Czech Patricie.
How Popular is the Name Patricia?
Patricia remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1921 to 1990. Its highest annual birth count was in 1951, and people born that year turn 75 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,336 | 167 | 0.0104% |
| 2024 | #1,302 | 177 | 0.0110% |
| 2023 | #1,193 | 202 | 0.0126% |
| 2022 | #1,114 | 222 | 0.0135% |
| 2021 | #1,156 | 212 | 0.0129% |
| 2020 | #1,116 | 217 | 0.0134% |
| 2019 | #941 | 281 | 0.0168% |
| 2018 | #900 | 299 | 0.0176% |
| 2017 | #884 | 308 | 0.0178% |
| 2016 | #736 | 387 | 0.0218% |
| 2015 | #802 | 351 | 0.0197% |
| 2014 | #739 | 379 | 0.0212% |
| 2013 | #677 | 419 | 0.0239% |
| 2012 | #712 | 396 | 0.0225% |
| 2011 | #659 | 431 | 0.0245% |
| 2010 | #617 | 479 | 0.0270% |
| 2009 | #535 | 565 | 0.0308% |
| 2008 | #499 | 630 | 0.0333% |
| 2007 | #443 | 728 | 0.0379% |
| 2006 | #411 | 776 | 0.0408% |
| 2005 | #356 | 880 | 0.0476% |
| 2004 | #317 | 997 | 0.0543% |
| 2003 | #307 | 1,011 | 0.0553% |
| 2002 | #281 | 1,115 | 0.0621% |
| 2001 | #261 | 1,224 | 0.0680% |
| 2000 | #226 | 1,393 | 0.0767% |
| 1999 | #201 | 1,532 | 0.0864% |
| 1998 | #180 | 1,704 | 0.0964% |
| 1997 | #169 | 1,781 | 0.1023% |
| 1996 | #159 | 1,970 | 0.1124% |
| 1995 | #150 | 2,161 | 0.1229% |
| 1994 | #135 | 2,363 | 0.1323% |
| 1993 | #125 | 2,659 | 0.1470% |
| 1992 | #111 | 2,950 | 0.1600% |
| 1991 | #101 | 3,419 | 0.1823% |
| 1990 | #97 | 3,579 | 0.1885% |
| 1989 | #89 | 3,604 | 0.1955% |
| 1988 | #77 | 3,799 | 0.2133% |
| 1987 | #76 | 3,913 | 0.2251% |
| 1986 | #66 | 4,246 | 0.2475% |
| 1985 | #64 | 4,402 | 0.2558% |
| 1984 | #66 | 4,476 | 0.2658% |
| 1983 | #60 | 4,926 | 0.2949% |
| 1982 | #59 | 5,168 | 0.3052% |
| 1981 | #53 | 5,284 | 0.3168% |
| 1980 | #51 | 5,310 | 0.3198% |
| 1979 | #44 | 5,650 | 0.3520% |
| 1978 | #48 | 5,498 | 0.3589% |
| 1977 | #47 | 5,904 | 0.3851% |
| 1976 | #43 | 6,017 | 0.4107% |
| 1975 | #36 | 7,053 | 0.4838% |
| 1974 | #29 | 8,036 | 0.5476% |
| 1973 | #27 | 8,477 | 0.5813% |
| 1972 | #27 | 9,600 | 0.6311% |
| 1971 | #26 | 11,469 | 0.6893% |
| 1970 | #24 | 13,406 | 0.7669% |
| 1969 | #18 | 14,958 | 0.8867% |
| 1968 | #15 | 15,804 | 0.9634% |
| 1967 | #11 | 17,753 | 1.0753% |
| 1966 | #7 | 20,111 | 1.1885% |
| 1965 | #6 | 23,553 | 1.3343% |
| 1964 | #5 | 26,090 | 1.3769% |
| 1963 | #7 | 25,374 | 1.3165% |
| 1962 | #6 | 26,532 | 1.3491% |
| 1961 | #6 | 28,889 | 1.4313% |
| 1960 | #7 | 32,105 | 1.5879% |
| 1959 | #6 | 35,224 | 1.7408% |
| 1958 | #5 | 37,966 | 1.8873% |
| 1957 | #8 | 39,282 | 1.9210% |
| 1956 | #6 | 43,330 | 2.1582% |
| 1955 | #6 | 46,226 | 2.3642% |
| 1954 | #4 | 49,149 | 2.5310% |
| 1953 | #4 | 51,021 | 2.7120% |
| 1952 | #3 | 53,098 | 2.8634% |
| 1951 | #3 | 56,446 | 3.1344% |
| 1950 | #3 | 47,944 | 2.7987% |
| 1949 | #3 | 46,325 | 2.7077% |
| 1948 | #4 | 46,140 | 2.7175% |
| 1947 | #3 | 51,278 | 2.8926% |
| 1946 | #3 | 46,298 | 2.9465% |
| 1945 | #4 | 35,843 | 2.7422% |
| 1944 | #4 | 36,872 | 2.7781% |
| 1943 | #3 | 39,621 | 2.8396% |
| 1942 | #3 | 39,464 | 2.9218% |
| 1941 | #3 | 36,904 | 3.0547% |
| 1940 | #3 | 32,667 | 2.8567% |
| 1939 | #3 | 29,701 | 2.7084% |
| 1938 | #3 | 27,558 | 2.4975% |
| 1937 | #3 | 26,838 | 2.5223% |
| 1936 | #5 | 23,916 | 2.2988% |
| 1935 | #5 | 22,879 | 2.1819% |
| 1934 | #6 | 20,844 | 1.9961% |
| 1933 | #6 | 18,632 | 1.8485% |
| 1932 | #6 | 17,990 | 1.6858% |
| 1931 | #8 | 16,470 | 1.5469% |
| 1930 | #7 | 15,751 | 1.3989% |
| 1929 | #10 | 13,624 | 1.2202% |
| 1928 | #11 | 12,331 | 1.0692% |
| 1927 | #18 | 10,554 | 0.8851% |
| 1926 | #23 | 8,586 | 0.7243% |
| 1925 | #28 | 8,096 | 0.6650% |
| 1924 | #35 | 6,957 | 0.5571% |
| 1923 | #56 | 4,800 | 0.3979% |
| 1922 | #69 | 3,902 | 0.3249% |
| 1921 | #84 | 3,380 | 0.2741% |
| 1920 | #104 | 2,502 | 0.2088% |
| 1919 | #114 | 2,144 | 0.1897% |
| 1918 | #133 | 1,760 | 0.1520% |
| 1917 | #147 | 1,441 | 0.1333% |
| 1916 | #174 | 1,078 | 0.1032% |
| 1915 | #189 | 895 | 0.0910% |
| 1914 | #201 | 656 | 0.0861% |
| 1913 | #190 | 588 | 0.0941% |
| 1912 | #195 | 504 | 0.0903% |
| 1911 | #218 | 325 | 0.0777% |
| 1910 | #206 | 316 | 0.0797% |
| 1909 | #234 | 233 | 0.0671% |
| 1908 | #238 | 205 | 0.0613% |
| 1907 | #260 | 177 | 0.0556% |
| 1906 | #263 | 157 | 0.0532% |
| 1905 | #307 | 121 | 0.0415% |
| 1904 | #287 | 124 | 0.0450% |
| 1903 | #358 | 79 | 0.0302% |
| 1902 | #345 | 85 | 0.0322% |
| 1901 | #367 | 68 | 0.0284% |
| 1900 | #362 | 87 | 0.0290% |
| 1899 | #389 | 55 | 0.0236% |
| 1898 | #448 | 47 | 0.0182% |
| 1897 | #419 | 49 | 0.0209% |
| 1896 | #484 | 37 | 0.0156% |
| 1895 | #498 | 35 | 0.0150% |
| 1894 | #472 | 36 | 0.0161% |
| 1893 | #531 | 28 | 0.0132% |
| 1892 | #634 | 21 | 0.0099% |
| 1891 | #832 | 12 | 0.0065% |
| 1890 | #864 | 11 | 0.0058% |
| 1889 | #635 | 17 | 0.0095% |
| 1888 | #785 | 12 | 0.0067% |
| 1887 | #781 | 10 | 0.0069% |
| 1886 | #879 | 8 | 0.0055% |
| 1885 | #1,164 | 5 | 0.0038% |
| 1884 | #1,001 | 6 | 0.0047% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #13,496 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2003 | #12,260 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #11,690 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #11,155 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #9,330 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #8,968 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #6,949 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #6,821 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #5,361 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #3,609 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #5,159 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #3,426 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #1,960 | 39 | 0.0019% |
| 1989 | #1,672 | 47 | 0.0023% |
| 1988 | #1,663 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 1987 | #1,750 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1986 | #1,660 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 1985 | #1,753 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1984 | #1,756 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1983 | #1,804 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1982 | #1,460 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 1981 | #2,027 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1980 | #1,562 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1979 | #1,557 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 1978 | #1,641 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 1977 | #1,697 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1976 | #1,564 | 35 | 0.0022% |
| 1975 | #1,743 | 29 | 0.0019% |
| 1974 | #1,211 | 48 | 0.0031% |
| 1973 | #1,144 | 52 | 0.0033% |
| 1972 | #1,188 | 48 | 0.0030% |
| 1971 | #1,155 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 1970 | #956 | 71 | 0.0038% |
| 1969 | #956 | 65 | 0.0036% |
| 1968 | #873 | 69 | 0.0040% |
| 1967 | #906 | 64 | 0.0037% |
| 1966 | #810 | 81 | 0.0045% |
| 1965 | #928 | 64 | 0.0034% |
| 1964 | #829 | 84 | 0.0042% |
| 1963 | #885 | 72 | 0.0035% |
| 1962 | #848 | 80 | 0.0039% |
| 1961 | #873 | 77 | 0.0036% |
| 1960 | #908 | 70 | 0.0033% |
| 1959 | #821 | 87 | 0.0041% |
| 1958 | #726 | 106 | 0.0050% |
| 1957 | #789 | 91 | 0.0042% |
| 1956 | #731 | 102 | 0.0048% |
| 1955 | #765 | 91 | 0.0044% |
| 1954 | #720 | 101 | 0.0050% |
| 1953 | #634 | 127 | 0.0064% |
| 1952 | #686 | 104 | 0.0054% |
| 1951 | #625 | 128 | 0.0068% |
| 1950 | #752 | 84 | 0.0047% |
| 1949 | #676 | 103 | 0.0058% |
| 1948 | #687 | 95 | 0.0054% |
| 1947 | #629 | 120 | 0.0066% |
| 1946 | #613 | 111 | 0.0068% |
| 1945 | #608 | 99 | 0.0074% |
| 1944 | #574 | 115 | 0.0084% |
| 1943 | #517 | 146 | 0.0102% |
| 1942 | #487 | 159 | 0.0115% |
| 1941 | #475 | 154 | 0.0125% |
| 1940 | #493 | 140 | 0.0121% |
| 1939 | #548 | 110 | 0.0099% |
| 1938 | #567 | 107 | 0.0096% |
| 1937 | #583 | 98 | 0.0092% |
| 1936 | #580 | 100 | 0.0096% |
| 1935 | #637 | 86 | 0.0083% |
| 1934 | #745 | 68 | 0.0066% |
| 1933 | #684 | 76 | 0.0077% |
| 1932 | #989 | 45 | 0.0043% |
| 1931 | #980 | 46 | 0.0044% |
| 1930 | #939 | 52 | 0.0047% |
| 1929 | #1,051 | 43 | 0.0040% |
| 1928 | #1,290 | 32 | 0.0029% |
| 1927 | #1,172 | 38 | 0.0034% |
| 1926 | #1,376 | 29 | 0.0026% |
| 1925 | #1,618 | 23 | 0.0021% |
| 1924 | #1,953 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1922 | #3,465 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #2,930 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1920 | #3,737 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1919 | #3,314 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1918 | #4,651 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #3,874 | 6 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
