Recorded 1919–1993 Girls' name Peak 1951 614 births

Patrecia — girls' name

614 babies named Patrecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s601930s1311940s1881950s1301960s611970s221980s111990s5
1940s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Patrecia was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

26 babies were named Patrecia in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Patrecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 614 babies named Patrecia between 1919 and 1993, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Patrecia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Patrecia performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 188 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Patrecia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in West Virginia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Patrecia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Patrecia 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 614 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.

Patrecia at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

614

Since 1919

75 years of records

Peak year

1951

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1919

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 1993

Patrecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1919

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1951)
26
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
051015202530 199319691960195319461939193219251919 6

Patrecia by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
188 births that decade — 31% of Patrecia's all-time total
1910s61920s601930s1311940s1881950s1301960s611970s221980s111990s5

Patrecia by state

Where Patrecia concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Patrecia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 West Virginia
5 0.8%
West Virginia share of Patrecia's total US births 0.8%

5 of 614 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Patrecia?
614 babies have been named Patrecia since 1919. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1951 with 26 births.
When was Patrecia most popular?
Patrecia was most popular in the 1940s decade with 188 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
Where is Patrecia most popular?
The top states for the name Patrecia are West Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Patrecia been used?
Patrecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 75 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Patrecia?
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, 1919–1993 (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.