Is Patricia a boy or girl name?
Patricia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 177 girls and 0 boys were named Patricia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 1,578,408 US babies named Patricia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,302
- Babies named Patricia since 1884
- 1,578,408
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 56,574 babies
Boys and girls named Patricia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 58 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 331 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,336 | 100% |
| 1910s | 19 | 9,707 | 99.8% |
| 1920s | 208 | 74,732 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 788 | 220,579 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 1,242 | 411,412 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 1,021 | 459,686 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 726 | 231,169 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 438 | 81,110 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 376 | 45,128 | 99.2% |
| 1990s | 130 | 24,118 | 99.5% |
| 2000s | 15 | 9,319 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,730 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,030 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,302 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,114 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 212 | #1,156 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 217 | #1,116 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 281 | #941 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 299 | #900 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 308 | #884 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 387 | #736 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 351 | #802 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 379 | #739 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 419 | #677 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 396 | #712 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 431 | #659 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 479 | #617 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 565 | #535 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 630 | #499 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 728 | #443 |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,496 | 776 | #411 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 880 | #356 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 997 | #317 |
| 2003 | 5 | #12,260 | 1,011 | #307 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,115 | #281 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,224 | #261 |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,690 | 1,393 | #226 |
| 1999 | 5 | #11,155 | 1,532 | #201 |
| 1998 | 6 | #9,330 | 1,704 | #180 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,968 | 1,781 | #169 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,949 | 1,970 | #159 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,821 | 2,161 | #150 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,361 | 2,363 | #135 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,609 | 2,659 | #125 |
| 1992 | 11 | #5,159 | 2,950 | #111 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,426 | 3,419 | #101 |
| 1990 | 39 | #1,960 | 3,579 | #97 |
| 1989 | 47 | #1,672 | 3,604 | #89 |
| 1988 | 43 | #1,663 | 3,799 | #77 |
| 1987 | 38 | #1,750 | 3,913 | #76 |
| 1986 | 39 | #1,660 | 4,246 | #66 |
| 1985 | 35 | #1,753 | 4,402 | #64 |
| 1984 | 33 | #1,756 | 4,476 | #66 |
| 1983 | 31 | #1,804 | 4,926 | #60 |
| 1982 | 44 | #1,460 | 5,168 | #59 |
| 1981 | 27 | #2,027 | 5,284 | #53 |
| 1980 | 39 | #1,562 | 5,310 | #51 |
| 1979 | 38 | #1,557 | 5,650 | #44 |
| 1978 | 34 | #1,641 | 5,498 | #48 |
| 1977 | 32 | #1,697 | 5,904 | #47 |
| 1976 | 35 | #1,564 | 6,017 | #43 |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,743 | 7,053 | #36 |
| 1974 | 48 | #1,211 | 8,036 | #29 |
| 1973 | 52 | #1,144 | 8,477 | #27 |
| 1972 | 48 | #1,188 | 9,600 | #27 |
| 1971 | 51 | #1,155 | 11,469 | #26 |
| 1970 | 71 | #956 | 13,406 | #24 |
| 1969 | 65 | #956 | 14,958 | #18 |
| 1968 | 69 | #873 | 15,804 | #15 |
| 1967 | 64 | #906 | 17,753 | #11 |
| 1966 | 81 | #810 | 20,111 | #7 |
| 1965 | 64 | #928 | 23,553 | #6 |
| 1964 | 84 | #829 | 26,090 | #5 |
| 1963 | 72 | #885 | 25,374 | #7 |
| 1962 | 80 | #848 | 26,532 | #6 |
| 1961 | 77 | #873 | 28,889 | #6 |
| 1960 | 70 | #908 | 32,105 | #7 |
| 1959 | 87 | #821 | 35,224 | #6 |
| 1958 | 106 | #726 | 37,966 | #5 |
| 1957 | 91 | #789 | 39,282 | #8 |
| 1956 | 102 | #731 | 43,330 | #6 |
| 1955 | 91 | #765 | 46,226 | #6 |
| 1954 | 101 | #720 | 49,149 | #4 |
| 1953 | 127 | #634 | 51,021 | #4 |
| 1952 | 104 | #686 | 53,098 | #3 |
| 1951 | 128 | #625 | 56,446 | #3 |
| 1950 | 84 | #752 | 47,944 | #3 |
| 1949 | 103 | #676 | 46,325 | #3 |
| 1948 | 95 | #687 | 46,140 | #4 |
| 1947 | 120 | #629 | 51,278 | #3 |
| 1946 | 111 | #613 | 46,298 | #3 |
| 1945 | 99 | #608 | 35,843 | #4 |
| 1944 | 115 | #574 | 36,872 | #4 |
| 1943 | 146 | #517 | 39,621 | #3 |
| 1942 | 159 | #487 | 39,464 | #3 |
| 1941 | 154 | #475 | 36,904 | #3 |
| 1940 | 140 | #493 | 32,667 | #3 |
| 1939 | 110 | #548 | 29,701 | #3 |
| 1938 | 107 | #567 | 27,558 | #3 |
| 1937 | 98 | #583 | 26,838 | #3 |
| 1936 | 100 | #580 | 23,916 | #5 |
| 1935 | 86 | #637 | 22,879 | #5 |
| 1934 | 68 | #745 | 20,844 | #6 |
| 1933 | 76 | #684 | 18,632 | #6 |
| 1932 | 45 | #989 | 17,990 | #6 |
| 1931 | 46 | #980 | 16,470 | #8 |
| 1930 | 52 | #939 | 15,751 | #7 |
| 1929 | 43 | #1,051 | 13,624 | #10 |
| 1928 | 32 | #1,290 | 12,331 | #11 |
| 1927 | 38 | #1,172 | 10,554 | #18 |
| 1926 | 29 | #1,376 | 8,586 | #23 |
| 1925 | 23 | #1,618 | 8,096 | #28 |
| 1924 | 18 | #1,953 | 6,957 | #35 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 4,800 | #56 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,465 | 3,902 | #69 |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,930 | 3,380 | #84 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,737 | 2,502 | #104 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,314 | 2,144 | #114 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,651 | 1,760 | #133 |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,874 | 1,441 | #147 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 1,078 | #174 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 895 | #189 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 656 | #201 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 588 | #190 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 504 | #195 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 325 | #218 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 316 | #206 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 233 | #234 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 205 | #238 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 177 | #260 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 157 | #263 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 121 | #307 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 124 | #287 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 79 | #358 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 85 | #345 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 68 | #367 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 87 | #362 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 55 | #389 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 47 | #448 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 49 | #419 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 37 | #484 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 35 | #498 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 36 | #472 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 28 | #531 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 21 | #634 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 12 | #832 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 11 | #864 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 17 | #635 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 12 | #785 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 10 | #781 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 8 | #879 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,164 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,001 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Patricia reached #475 in 1941. As a girl name, it reached #3 in 1937. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Patricia
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.