Robert vs Patricia

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

Name A

Robert

Boy name · Rank #90

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Name B

Patricia

Girl name · Rank #1293

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Metric Robert Patricia
Current Rank #90 #1293
Total Births (all years) 4,849,730 1,573,623
Peak Year 1947 1951
Peak Year Births 91,655 56,446
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Robert Patricia
1880s 24,074 58
1890s 26,147 330
1900s 35,849 1,336
1910s 239,185 9,707
1920s 576,374 74,732
1930s 590,810 220,582
1940s 758,126 411,412
1950s 830,395 459,681
1960s 650,786 231,178
1970s 397,225 81,111
1980s 321,655 45,127
1990s 205,459 24,118
2000s 106,666 9,320
2010s 62,654 3,731
2020s 24,325 1,200

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Robert Patricia
2014 6,660 380
2015 6,137 351
2016 6,010 387
2017 5,566 308
2018 5,191 299
2019 4,853 281
2020 4,402 217
2021 4,436 212
2022 4,082 222
2023 3,827 203
2024 3,806 179
2025 3,772 167

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, 1880–2025.

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