Paterica — girls' name

What the Data Says About Paterica

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Paterica between 1948 and 1968, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paterica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paterica performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Paterica shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paterica in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.