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.
- 3,040
- total births
- 1917–2023
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that 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.
- 3,040 total births
- 1917–2023 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 27% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
3,040 boys have been named Patric since 1917, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.
- 3,040
- total births
- 1917–2023
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
27% of everyone ever named Patric was born in this single decade.
118 babies were named Patric in 1992 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
Current rank
Active since
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
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2023.
3,040 total births across 107 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 118 births in a single year.
Patric popularity over time - girls
73 total births recorded since 1952 (Patric as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Patric accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Patric by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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).
Patric decade highlights
- Peak decade 822 births
- Runner-up 445 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
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.
Top 5 states
- California 7.8% of nationwide
- Texas 4.2% of nationwide
- New York 2.4% of nationwide
- Illinois 1.2% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 1.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 15 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 7.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Patric
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Patric: Baby Name Since 1917 - 3,040 Births, Peak 1992." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/patric. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.
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