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Patricia

Patricia is currently the #1334 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 167 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #1116 to #1334. Looking at the full record since 1884, Patricia hit its all-time high of #3 in 1937, when 26,838 girls were given the name. State by state, Minnesota leads the way at #731.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1334
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#3
in 1937 (1930s)
Babies in 2025
167
girls named Patricia

Patricia popularity, 1880–2025

0.85%1.7%2.5%3.4%18801900192019401960198020002020#3 in 1937
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1937

Where Patricia is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025ND—Minnesota: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MN#731Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025IA—Illinois: #1113 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1113Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025IN—Ohio: #1035 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#1035Pennsylvania: #1108 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1108New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025CT—California: #1149 (22 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1149Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025WV—Virginia: #936 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#936Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025DE—Arizona: #909 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#909New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025TN—North Carolina: #905 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#905South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025AL—Georgia: #1075 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#1075Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Patricia in 2025HI—Texas: #1117 (24 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1117Florida: #1170 (12 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1170
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Minnesota (#731), North Carolina (#905), Arizona (#909)

Uniqueness score

56/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Patricia in the most recent year of SSA data.

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