Boys' name · since 1917
Patric
3,040 babies named Patric in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,519 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 3,040
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
3,040 boys have been named Patric since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Patric has been recorded 3,040 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2023.
- #2,519 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 3,040 born since 1917
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Patric ranks #2,519 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,040 born since 1917, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,519 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 3,040
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Patric's 3,040 recorded births place it above 94.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Patric's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Patric's full recorded timeline at 1972, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 118 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Patric popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2023
- Peak year (1992)
- 118
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Patric popularity over time - girls
73 total births recorded since 1952 (Patric as girls' name)
Patric by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (822 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Patric's strongest decade.
822 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Patric births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 56
1920s
56 births
- 1930s 85
1930s
85 births
- 1940s 268
1940s
268 births
- 1950s
1950s
445 births
- 1960s 317
1960s
317 births
- 1970s 282
1970s
282 births
- 1980s
1980s
445 births
- 1990s
1990s
822 births
- 2000s 207
2000s
207 births
- 2010s 91
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 822 births (27% of all-time use).
How Patric compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Patric's total volume
Patric by state
Where Patric concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 238 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 127 | 4.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 74 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 36 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 33 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 29 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 24 | 0.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 21 | 0.7% |
238 of 3,040 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Patric appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Patric's data
- Patric's decade-level peak was the 1990s (822 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Patrics (238 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Patric: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1917–2023 (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 Patric 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.