Patricia
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Patricia
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.
Patricia is also given to boys.
Pronounced puh-TRISH-uh.
As of October 2026, Patricia ranked #1336 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3 in 1950, Nameberry popularity #653.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #739 | 379 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #802 | 351 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #736 | 387 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #884 | 308 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #900 | 299 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #941 | 281 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,116 | 217 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,156 | 212 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,114 | 222 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,193 | 202 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,302 | 177 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,336 | 167 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Patricia for girls
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Patricia on lists
Famous Patricias
- Patricia Castle RichardsonGirl
American actress
- Patricia (Carroll Daniels) CornwellGirl
American novelist
- Patricia T. ArquetteGirl
American actress
- Patricia Mell "Patti" BlagojevichGirl
wife of U.S. politician Rod Blagojevich
- Patricia Helen "Pat" Kennedy LawfordGirl
sister of President John F. Kennedy, wife of actor Peter Lawford
- Patricia Marie Elizabeth "Patti" MurinGirl
American actress
- Patricia Helen HeatonGirl
American actress
- Patricia Davies ClarksonGirl
American actress
- Patsy Louise "Patricia" NealGirl
American actress
- Patricia Lee "Patti" SmithGirl
American singer,songwriter and poet
- (Mary) Patricia HighsmithGirl
American novelist
- Patricia Lynn "Patty" MurrayGirl
U.S. Senator from Washington
- Patricia Jane "Patty" BergGirl
American pro golfer
- Patricia Jean "Patty" GriffinGirl
American singer,songwriter
- (Victoria) Patricia Helena ElizabethGirl
Princess of Connaught, granddaughter of Britain's Queen Victoria
- Patricia Anne "Pattie" BoydGirl
English model and photographer, ex,wife of Eric Clapton and George Harrison
- Patricia "Pattie" MalletteGirl
mother of Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber
- Patricia DayGirl
Danish lead singer and bassist of band Horrorpops
- Patricia DonnellyGirl
Miss America 1939
- Patricia Rooney MaraGirl
American actress and heiress
- Patricia TarabiniGirl
Argentine tennis player
- Patricia MayrGirl
Achleitner, Austrian tennis player
- Patricia HyGirl
Boulais, Hong,Kong,Canadian tennis player
- Patricia LeeGirl
Lloyd, half,sister of Oprah Winfrey
- Patricia Yurena RodrÃguez (Alonso)Girl
Miss Spain 2013
- Patricia PeklarGirl
Miss Earth Slovenia 2014
- Patricia MedradoGirl
Brazilian tennis player
- Patricia Javiera López MenadierGirl
Chilean actress
- (Claudia) Patricia MurilloGirl
Miss El Salvador Universe 2014
- Edith Vivian Patricia Upton (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of actress Cate Blanchett
- Patricia BorsanyiGirl
Hungarian rhythmic gymnast
- Patricia "Pat" SummittGirl
American basketball coach
- Patricia PendergraftGirl
author
Patricia in pop culture
- Patricia "Pat" O'SullivanGirl
a main character in the St Clare series by Enid Blyton; twin of sister Isabel
- PatriciaGirl
minor character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
- Patricia JennerGirl
character in movie "Jeepers Creepers"
- Patricia "Patti" MayonnaiseGirl
character from animated series "Doug"
- (Scarlett) Patricia Moon ButcherGirl
character on British soap "EastEnders"
- Patricia KentGirl
character on TV's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"
- Patricia RayGirl
character from What Real Life Is
- Patricia 'Patty' HalliwellGirl
character on TV series "Charmed"
- Patricia BrownGirl
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Patricia WilliamsonGirl
character on Nickelodeon's "House of Anubis"
- Patricia ThorntonGirl
character on TV's "MacGyver"
- Patricia "Patty" BladellGirl
main character in series "Insatiable"