Feminine dossier · first seen 1884
Patricia
Endangered
Down 99.7% from peak
Peak era
1951
Peak births
56,446
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Patricia
How many people are named Patricia?
An estimated 769,693 living Americans are named Patricia.
How rare is Patricia?
Patricia is uncommon among babies today, with 167 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.7% from its 1951 peak.
How old is the typical Patricia?
The median age of a living American named Patricia is approximately 68 years, with most bearers falling between 59 and 75 years old.
Is Patricia still popular?
No. Patricia is endangered as a baby name, down 99.7% from its 1951 peak with 167 births in 2025.
Where is Patricia most common?
Patricia has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 4.7× more often than the national baseline.
1884Peak 19512025
Peak year
1951
Decline from peak
99.7%
2025
167
All-time
1,573,623
Where it lives now
Patricia is most concentrated in California — about 4.7× the national rate in the 1910s. It also runs high in Washington and Oregon.
States where Patricia is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.