Recorded 1946–1994 Girls' name Peak 1946 39 births

Patricha — girls' name

39 babies named Patricha in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121950s101960s121990s5
1940s
Peak decade

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

1946
Single peak year

7 babies were named Patricha in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Patricha

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Patricha between 1946 and 1994, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Patricha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Patricha performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Patricha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Patricha 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 39 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.

Patricha at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

39

Since 1946

49 years of records

Peak year

1946

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1946

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1994

Patricha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1946

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1946)
7
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1994196219601956195219491946 7

Patricha by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
12 births that decade — 31% of Patricha's all-time total
1940s121950s101960s121990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Patricha?
39 babies have been named Patricha since 1946. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1946 with 7 births.
When was Patricha most popular?
Patricha was most popular in the 1940s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Patricha been used?
Patricha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 49 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Patricha?
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, 1946–1994 (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.