Recorded 1945–1975 Girls' name Peak 1961 87 births

Patirica — girls' name

87 babies named Patirica in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121950s191960s451970s11
1960s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Patirica was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

10 babies were named Patirica in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Patirica

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Patirica between 1945 and 1975, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Patirica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Patirica performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Patirica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Patirica 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 87 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.

Patirica at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

87

Since 1945

31 years of records

Peak year

1961

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1945

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1975

Patirica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1945

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1961)
10
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 19751969196719641961195419481945 6

Patirica by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
45 births that decade — 52% of Patirica's all-time total
1940s121950s191960s451970s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Patirica?
87 babies have been named Patirica since 1945. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1961 with 10 births.
When was Patirica most popular?
Patirica was most popular in the 1960s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Patirica been used?
Patirica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 31 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Patirica?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Patricia, Patsy, Patty, Patti, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1945–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.