Girls' name · since 1919
Patrecia
Patrecia has 614 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1951 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,402 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 614
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
614 girls have been named Patrecia since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Patrecia recorded 614 times among girls since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1993.
- #10,402 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 614 born since 1919
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Patrecia ranks #10,402 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 614 born since 1919, peaking in the 1940s.
- #10,402 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 614
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Patrecia's 614 recorded births place it above 85.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Patrecia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Patrecia's full recorded timeline at 1948, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1951 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Patrecia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1993
- Peak year (1951)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Patrecia by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (188 births, 31% of the file).
1940s was Patrecia's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Patrecia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 60
1920s
60 births
- 1930s
1930s
131 births
- 1940s
1940s
188 births
- 1950s
1950s
130 births
- 1960s 61
1960s
61 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 188 births (31% of all-time use).
How Patrecia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Patrecia's total volume
Patrecia by state
Where Patrecia concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 614 births nationwide.
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What to do with Patrecia's data
- Patrecia's decade-level peak was the 1940s (188 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Patrecias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Patrecia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~74 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Patrecia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.