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The name Patricia peaked for boys at #475 in 1941. Patricia is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

The name Patricia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "noble, patrician".

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Patricia still sounds patrician, though its scores of nicknames definitely don't. Wildly popular from the forties (alternately Number 3 and 4 throughout the decade) to the sixties, Patricia has been fading ever since. But a comeback in its full form is definitely conceivable—just look at Penelope.
 Patricia began not in Ireland, as some may think, but evolved in Scotland, going on to become mega popular in Britain after the christening of Queen Victoria's granddaughter, Princess Patricia of Connaught, known as "Princess Pat" (though called Patsy by the family). 
 Several of Patricia's short forms took on lives of their own—first Patsy, which was replaced by Patti/Patty, followed by the more upwardly mobile Tricia, Trisha, Trish, Tisha, and Tish. Patrizia is an attractive Italian version.
 Two bestselling contemporary novelists are Patricia Highsmith and Patricia Cornwell, and Patricia is also Rooney Mara's birth name.

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The name Patricia is currently ranked #938 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #3 in 1950. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in PATRICIA, PATRICIA, and PATRICIA. Patricia is occasionally used for boys in 2006.

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