Recorded 1932–1981 Girls' name Peak 1964 99 births

Patrcia — girls' name

99 babies named Patrcia in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51950s251960s381970s261980s5
1960s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Patrcia was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

8 babies were named Patrcia in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Patrcia

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Patrcia between 1932 and 1981, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Patrcia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Patrcia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Patrcia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Patrcia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Patrcia 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 99 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.

Patrcia at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

99

Since 1932

50 years of records

Peak year

1964

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1932

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1981

Patrcia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1932

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1964)
8
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
456789 1981197119661962195919501932 5

Patrcia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
38 births that decade — 38% of Patrcia's all-time total
1930s51950s251960s381970s261980s5

Patrcia by state

Where Patrcia concentrates geographically — total births since 1932

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Patrcia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 5.1%
California share of Patrcia's total US births 5.1%

5 of 99 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Patrcia?
99 babies have been named Patrcia since 1932. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1964 with 8 births.
When was Patrcia most popular?
Patrcia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Patrcia most popular?
The top states for the name Patrcia are California (5 births).
How long has the name Patrcia been used?
Patrcia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1932, spanning 50 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Patrcia?
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, 1932–1981 (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.