Recorded 1943–1964 Girls' name Peak 1959 87 births

Pattricia — girls' name

87 babies named Pattricia in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s151950s591960s13
1950s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Pattricia was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

11 babies were named Pattricia in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pattricia

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Pattricia between 1943 and 1964, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pattricia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pattricia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Pattricia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pattricia 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 87 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.

Pattricia at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

87

Since 1943

22 years of records

Peak year

1959

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1943

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1964

Pattricia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1943

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1959)
11
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 1964195919571955195219491943 5

Pattricia by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
59 births that decade — 68% of Pattricia's all-time total
1940s151950s591960s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pattricia?
87 babies have been named Pattricia since 1943. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1959 with 11 births.
When was Pattricia most popular?
Pattricia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Pattricia been used?
Pattricia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 22 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Pattricia?
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, 1943–1964 (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.