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Its wave through time Most used in the 1890s
In the United States 0 5 10 15 20 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1894 per 100,000 babies of that sex 13,868 babies given this name since 1881 At its height in 1894, about 1 in 5,300 girls 171 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Patricia Girl Feminine of Patricius 'patrician, of the noble class'. Victorian · peak 1951 Patrick Boy Latin Patricius, 'patrician, nobleman'. Early Medieval · peak 1968 Peter Boy Greek petros 'stone, rock', translating the Aramaic nickname Kepha given by Jesus to Simon. Biblical · peak 1957 Pedro Boy From Greek petros 'stone'. Colonial · peak 1999 Pietro Boy From Greek Petros 'rock', translating Aramaic Kepha. Middle Ages · peak 1974 Pieter Boy Dutch form of Peter, from Greek petros 'stone'. Middle Ages Pádraig Boy Irish form of Patrick, from Latin patricius 'patrician, nobleman'. Renaissance Petar Boy From Greek petros 'stone', translating Aramaic kepha. Middle Ages Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.