Patricia

Gender Usage of the Name Patricia

Overall Gender Classification Methodology

Patricia is overwhelmingly used as a name for girls. Approximately 99.87% of recorded bearers are female. This classification is supported by extensive records and is considered highly reliable.

Popularity of the Name Patricia

• Worldwide

  #1463 Girl’s name (2025)

• • United States

    #1217 Girl’s name (2025)

  • United Kingdom

    #1341 Girl’s name (2025)

  • Canada

    #2106 Girl’s name (2024)

  • Australia

    Unranked (2025)

Note: Green bars show popularity (% of births); the violet line shows historical ranking. Data is based on official government birth records. Click any chart to view details by year and region.

Overall PopularityMethodology

Patricia is listed under Popular Girl Names worldwide. Its popularity is relatively consistent across the available regional markets.

Ranking OverviewMethodology

Patricia ranked #1,463 on the Popular Girls’ Names Worldwide List (2025). It fell from #803 in 2024 — a drop of 660 places. Patricia shows meaningful recent movement in rank, though it remains uncommon overall.

Historically, its best recorded position was #2, achieved in 1941 and 1946. Its lowest recorded position was #1,463 in 2025. Over the last 5 years (2020–2025) the name fell -545 places (from #918 to #1,463).

Name StyleMethodology

Characteristics of the Name Patricia

Pronunciation & StructureMethodology

Phonetic Source

CMU

Syllables

3 syllables — Three-Syllable Girl Names

Length

8 letters — Long Girl Names

Starts with

P — Girl Names Starting with P

Ends with

a — Girl Names Ending in “a”

Name AestheticMethodology

Patricia is a three-syllable name with a medial stress that offers a melodic and distinct cadence. Associated with Saint Patrick, it carries a sense of Vintage Revival tradition. The phonetic structure remains balanced, offering a blend of classical formality and rhythmic consistency.

Middle Names For Patricia

Middle names used with PatriciaMethodology

Patricia is most frequently used with these girl middle names: Patricia Ann · Patricia Anne · Patricia Lynn · Patricia Marie · Patricia LouiseView all 4,502 girl middle names.

• Total 6,608 middle names used with Patricia
• 349 boy middle names used with Patricia
• 1,408 unisex middle names used with Patricia

Middle name suggestions for PatriciaMethodology

Based on observed first-middle-name pattern combinations, Patricia is most frequently associated with girl middle names that have Strong stress pattern, 5 letters, and a starting sound of “m”.

Examples: Patricia Moore · Patricia Mills · Patricia Marsh · Patricia Marks · Patricia Moose. View all 101 suggested middle names.

Names Similar to Patricia

Sound Like Patricia Finder

Names with the exact same overall pronunciation and sound: Patrisia · Patrisha · Patrycia · View all 7 names

Spelled Like Patricia Finder

Names with similar spelling patterns and letter sequences: Patricija · Patrica · Patrixia · View all 22 names

Same Starting Sound Finder

Names that begin with a similar phonetic sound: Pamela · Paula · Peggy · View all Top 100 names

Rhymes With Patricia Finder

Names that share similar ending sounds and rhymes: Linda · Barbara · Jessica · View all Top 100 names

Same Rhythm & Syllables Finder

Names with matching syllable stress and pronunciation rhythm: Rebecca · Amanda · Melissa · View all Top 100 names

Dictionary & Etymology of “Patricia”

Dictionary Meaning of "Patricia"Methodology

• A female given name from Latin

  Examples

  • "[…] Our house is not of the era of Queen Isabella, but of the Princess Patricia." "That sounds like Aunt Isabel. They always called me Patricia there. Don't you think, papa, now that I'm getting so grown up, I ought to be called Patricia? Patty is such a baby name." "Patty is good enough for me," said Mr. Fairfield. "If you want to be called Patricia, you must get somebody else to do it. I dare say you could hire somebody for a small sum per week to call you Patricia for a given number of times every day." "Now, you're making fun of me, papa; but I do want to grow up dignified, and not be a silly schoolgirl all my life."
  • "Trix" was a derivation of Trish, our mother's girlhood name, or cognomen, as she called it; Trish was itself a derivation of Patricia. Trix disliked her original name because she thought it prissy and old-fashioned, but she didn't much like "Trix" either.

Translations

The name Patricia has 23 translations, for example: in Spanish it is rendered as female given name, etc..

More Info

How to Spell Patricia in ASL

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