Girls' name · since 1884
Patricia
Patricia has 1,573,623 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1951 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,335 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,573,623
- born since 1884
- 1950s
- peak decade
1,573,623 babies have been named Patricia since 1884, making it today's #1335 girls' name.
Patricia has 1,573,623 recorded births among girls since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1335 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #3 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,335 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,573,623 born since 1884
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Patricia ranks #3 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,335 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,573,623 born since 1884, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,335 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,573,623
- born since 1884
- 1950s
- peak decade
Patricia's 1,573,623 recorded births place it above 99.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Patricia compares
1,573,623 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Patricia's all-time total is 4,185x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Patricia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,573,623 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 56,446 | 21 | 19,840 |
Patricia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Patricia's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1951 peak of 56,446, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Patricia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1951)
- 56,446
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Patricia popularity over time - boys
4,961 total births recorded since 1917 (Patricia as boys' name)
Patricia by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (459,681 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Patricia's strongest decade.
459,681 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Patricia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 58
1880s
58 births
- 1890s 330
1890s
330 births
- 1900s 1,336
1900s
1,336 births
- 1910s 9,707
1910s
9,707 births
- 1920s 74,732
1920s
74,732 births
- 1930s
1930s
220,582 births
- 1940s
1940s
411,412 births
- 1950s
1950s
459,681 births
- 1960s
1960s
231,178 births
- 1970s 81,111
1970s
81,111 births
- 1980s 45,127
1980s
45,127 births
- 1990s 24,118
1990s
24,118 births
- 2000s 9,320
2000s
9,320 births
- 2010s 3,731
2010s
3,731 births
- 2020s 1,200
2020s
1,200 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 459,681 births (29% of all-time use).
How Patricia 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 Patricia's total volume
Patricia by state
Where Patricia concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 163,594 | 10.4% |
| #2 | California | | 116,996 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 113,649 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 96,928 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 86,294 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Texas | | 74,997 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 73,946 | 4.7% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 60,220 | 3.8% |
163,594 of 1,573,623 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Patricia appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Patricia's data
- Patricia's decade-level peak was the 1950s (459,681 total births); usage has since declined to 1,200 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Patricias (163,594 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Patricia: 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 (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Patricia 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.