Pat vs Patricia

Side-by-side comparison of Pat and Patricia — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Pat

Girl name

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Name B

Patricia

Girl name · Rank #1298

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Metric Pat Patricia
Current Rank Unranked #1298
Total Births (all years) 40,122 1,573,445
Peak Year 1941 1951
Peak Year Births 1,900 56,446
Peak Decade 1940ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1897 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Pat Patricia
1880ss — 58
1890ss 12 331
1900ss 73 1,336
1910ss 454 9,707
1920ss 2,516 74,732
1930ss 12,462 220,579
1940ss 16,150 411,412
1950ss 5,256 459,686
1960ss 2,884 231,169
1970ss 242 81,110
1980ss 67 45,128
1990ss 6 24,118
2000ss — 9,319
2010ss — 3,730
2020ss — 1,030

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pat Patricia
2014 — 379
2015 — 351
2016 — 387
2017 — 308
2018 — 299
2019 — 281
2020 — 217
2021 — 212
2022 — 222
2023 — 202
2024 — 177

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1897–1991.

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