US rank #2307 Boys' name Peak 2009 4,559 births

Patricio — #2307 US boys' name

4,559 babies named Patricio in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51910s1001920s1961930s1781940s2021950s2571960s3191970s3741980s4161990s4922000s8692010s8392020s312
#2307
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Patricio was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

112 babies were named Patricio in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Patricio

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,559 babies named Patricio between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Patricio currently holds the #2307 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 112 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Patricio performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 869 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Patricio shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,861 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Patricio in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Patricio 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 4,559 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.

Patricio at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,559

Since 1882

143 years of records

Peak year

2009

112 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,307

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1882

Recorded for 143 years

Last year on file: 2024

Patricio popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1882

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
112
Annual births at peak — across 143 years of records
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Patricio popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1975 (Patricio as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1975 5

Patricio by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
869 births that decade — 19% of Patricio's all-time total
1880s51910s1001920s1961930s1781940s2021950s2571960s3191970s3741980s4161990s4922000s8692010s8392020s312

Patricio by state

Where Patricio concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Patricio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,861 40.8%
#2 California
746 16.4%
#3 New Mexico
180 3.9%
#4 New York
75 1.6%
#5 Florida
58 1.3%
#6 Arizona
46 1.0%
#7 Illinois
16 0.4%
#8 North Carolina
10 0.2%
Texas share of Patricio's total US births 40.8%
Even split

1,861 of 4,559 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Patricio appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Patricio?
4,559 babies have been named Patricio since 1882. It currently ranks #2307 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 112 births.
When was Patricio most popular?
Patricio was most popular in the 2000s decade with 869 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Patricio most popular?
The top states for the name Patricio are Texas (1,861 births), California (746 births), New Mexico (180 births).
How long has the name Patricio been used?
Patricio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 143 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Patricio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Patrick, Pat, Patsy, Patricia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1882–2024 (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.