How popular is the name Patricia?

Patricia ranks 4th among girls' names in US records, with 1,580,238 births since 1884. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,703.

Is Patricia a unisex name?

No. Patricia is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1951, when 56,454 children were given the name. It has been in use for 141 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#4 of girl names

Pronounced P AH0 T R IH1 SH AH0 (ARPABET)

Patricia is a girls' name, and first appears in 1884. It has been given to 1,580,238 children — the 4th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 55% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1951, when 56,454 children were given it.

1951Girls: 56,454Boys: 128

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Patricia?: Patricia ranks 4th among girls' names in US records, with 1,580,238 births since 1884. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,703.
Is Patricia a unisex name?: No. Patricia is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Patricia most popular?: 1951, when 56,454 children were given the name. It has been in use for 141 years and is still recorded as of 2024.