NameTides

Patricia

Patricia was the #1,334 girls' name in the US in 2025 (167 babies), and #1,407 in England & Wales and #1,974 in Canada.

Patricia as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Patricia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSEngland & WalesCanada
Patricia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,334 (167)#1,407 (22)——#608 (5)#1,974 (11)—
2024#1,292 (179)#1,353 (24)——#631 (5)#1,833 (12)—
2023#1,179 (203)#1,008 (34)——#404 (9)#1,369 (17)—
2022#1,114 (222)#963 (36)——#458 (8)#1,209 (20)—
2021#1,153 (212)#640 (60)——#586 (6)#1,335 (18)—
2020#1,116 (217)#771 (47)#765 (3)#333 (4)#410 (9)#1,490 (15)—
2019#939 (281)#724 (53)——#502 (7)#970 (27)—
2018#899 (299)#761 (51)—#434 (3)#361 (12)#1,122 (22)—
2017#883 (308)#715 (57)—#432 (3)#430 (9)#732 (39)—
2016#736 (387)#790 (49)#798 (3)#440 (3)#335 (13)#915 (29)—
2015#802 (351)#787 (49)——#431 (10)#711 (40)—
2014#738 (380)#779 (50)——#353 (13)#792 (35)—
2013#676 (419)#900 (41)#564 (5)#327 (5)#424 (10)#724 (39)—
2012#710 (396)#934 (39)——#398 (12)#931 (28)—
2011#658 (431)#749 (50)#810 (3)#444 (3)#306 (16)#587 (49)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1951 at #3.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1884.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,600 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 9,600uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Patricia is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 10,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,000 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Patricia by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #731MNIllinois: #1,113ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,035OHPennsylvania: #1,108PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,149CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #936VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #909AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #905NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,075GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,117TXFlorida: #1,170FL
Patricia (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
PatriciaCanadaGirls#1,97411
PatriciaEngland & WalesGirls#1,40722
PatriciaIrelandGirls#6085
PatriciaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
PatriciaNSWGirls—too few
PatriciaScotlandGirls—too few
PatriciaUSGirls#1,334167
PatriciaUSBoys—too few