Girl · Latin
Patricia
Say it: puh-TRISH-uh
Meaning
Feminine of Patricius 'patrician, of the noble class'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A modern feminine of Patrick that became one of the most common girls' names in mid-20th-century America.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1950s
In the United States
- 1,577,515 babies given this name since 1884
- At its height in 1951, about 1 in 32 girls
- 212 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Patrizia |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Patricia |
| French | Patricia |
| Portuguese | Patrícia |
| French | Patrice |
Famous bearers
- Princess Patricia of Connaught
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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