# Patricia (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/patricia/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “noble” |
| Pronunciation | /pəˈtɹɪʃə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Pat, Patty, Trisha, Patsy, Patti, Tricia, Trish, Trixie, Tris, Pattie, Patsie |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,578,584 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 4,961 / 1,573,623 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,333, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin patricia (“noble”); later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick.

## What it means

Patricia is grouped under noble.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 431 | 659 |
| 2012 | 396 | 712 |
| 2013 | 419 | 677 |
| 2014 | 380 | 738 |
| 2015 | 351 | 802 |
| 2016 | 387 | 736 |
| 2017 | 308 | 884 |
| 2018 | 299 | 900 |
| 2019 | 281 | 942 |
| 2020 | 217 | 1,117 |
| 2021 | 212 | 1,157 |
| 2022 | 222 | 1,116 |
| 2023 | 203 | 1,182 |
| 2024 | 179 | 1,295 |
| 2025 | 167 | 1,336 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 43 | 1,663 |
| 1989 | 47 | 1,672 |
| 1990 | 39 | 1,960 |
| 1991 | 18 | 3,426 |
| 1992 | 11 | 5,157 |
| 1993 | 18 | 3,609 |
| 1994 | 11 | 5,360 |
| 1995 | 8 | 6,821 |
| 1996 | 8 | 6,948 |
| 1997 | 6 | 8,968 |
| 1998 | 6 | 9,330 |
| 1999 | 5 | 11,155 |
| 2000 | 5 | 11,691 |
| 2003 | 5 | 12,260 |
| 2006 | 5 | 13,498 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 50 | 749 |
| 2012 | 39 | 934 |
| 2013 | 41 | 900 |
| 2014 | 50 | 779 |
| 2015 | 49 | 787 |
| 2016 | 49 | 790 |
| 2017 | 57 | 715 |
| 2018 | 51 | 761 |
| 2019 | 53 | 724 |
| 2020 | 47 | 771 |
| 2021 | 60 | 640 |
| 2022 | 36 | 963 |
| 2023 | 34 | 1,008 |
| 2024 | 24 | 1,353 |
| 2025 | 22 | 1,407 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Патри́ция
- Catalan: Patrícia
- Czech: Patricie
- Danish: Patricia
- Dutch: Patricia
- French: Patricia
- German: Patricia, Patrizia
- Greek: Πατρικία
- Hungarian: Patrícia
- Italian: Patrizia
- Korean: 퍼트리샤
- Latvian: Patrīcija
- Norwegian: Patricia
- Polish: Patrycja
- Portuguese: Patrícia
- Romanian: Patricia
- Russian: Патри́ция, Патри́сия
- Spanish: Patricia
- Swedish: Patricia

## People named Patricia

- Patricia Arquette, American actress (born 1968)
- Patricia Neal, American stage and film actress (1926-2010)
- Patricia Highsmith, American novelist and short story writer (1921–1995)
- Patricia Kaas, French singer
- Patricia Clarkson, American actress
- Patricia Cornwell, American novelist, journalist, biographer
- Patricia Heaton, American actress (born 1958)
- Patricia Wettig, American actress
- Patricia Routledge, British actress (1929–2025)
- Princess Patricia of Connaught, British princess (1886-1974); younger daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, and Pr
- Patricia Bath, American ophthalmologist and inventor (1942-2019)
- Patricia Churchland, Canadian philosopher

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.