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How popular is Patricia?
In 2018 the less frequently given name Patricia, ranked the 913th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.
Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Patricia has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.
Position 3, its highest popularity ranking, was reached for the first time in 1937 and as recently as 1952.
The name was given to the greatest number of children in 1951 with 56,442 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Patricia in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1883.
Approximately during the years 1886-1889, 1891-1900, 1901-1942, and 1943-1947, the name Patricia took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1951-1976, 1981-1987, and 1989-2011.
Patricia became more popular as a girls name in 1884.
The popularity trend for Patricia has been spiralling downward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Patricia has dropped.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Patricia?
Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.
The name Patricia is used by only a select few and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Patricia is very rarely used as a given name.
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| 293 | 913 | < 5 | -- | |
| 305 | 887 | < 5 | -- | |
| 385 | 738 | < 5 | -- | |
| 349 | 804 | < 5 | -- | |
| 379 | 737 | < 5 | -- | |
| 419 | 677 | < 5 | -- | |
| 395 | 712 | < 5 | -- | |
| 429 | 660 | < 5 | -- | |
| 479 | 615 | < 5 | -- | |
| 565 | 534 | < 5 | -- | |
| 629 | 499 | < 5 | -- | |
| 726 | 444 | < 5 | -- | |
| 775 | 411 | 5 | 13,488 | |
| 879 | 356 | < 5 | -- | |
| 997 | 317 | < 5 | -- | |
| 1,011 | 307 | 5 | 12,254 | |
| 1,114 | 280 | < 5 | -- | |
| 1,224 | 261 | < 5 | -- | |
| 1,392 | 226 | 5 | 11,689 | |
| 1,532 | 201 | 5 | 11,151 | |
| 1,704 | 180 | 6 | 9,328 | |
| 1,781 | 169 | 6 | 8,966 | |
| 1,970 | 159 | 8 | 6,948 | |
| 2,161 | 150 | 8 | 6,820 | |
| 2,363 | 135 | 11 | 5,359 | |
| 2,660 | 125 | 18 | 3,607 | |
| 2,951 | 111 | 11 | 5,158 | |
| 3,417 | 101 | 18 | 3,426 | |
| 3,578 | 97 | 39 | 1,961 | |
| 3,606 | 89 | 47 | 1,673 | |
| 3,798 | 77 | 43 | 1,663 | |
| 3,913 | 76 | 38 | 1,748 | |
| 4,247 | 66 | 39 | 1,660 | |
| 4,400 | 64 | 34 | 1,779 | |
| 4,474 | 66 | 32 | 1,791 | |
| 4,923 | 60 | 31 | 1,805 | |
| 5,168 | 59 | 44 | 1,459 | |
| 5,283 | 53 | 27 | 2,028 | |
| 5,309 | 51 | 39 | 1,561 | |
| 5,650 | 44 | 38 | 1,555 | |
| 5,501 | 48 | 34 | 1,641 | |
| 5,905 | 47 | 32 | 1,695 | |
| 6,017 | 43 | 35 | 1,565 | |
| 7,049 | 36 | 29 | 1,743 | |
| 8,034 | 29 | 48 | 1,211 | |
| 8,476 | 27 | 52 | 1,142 | |
| 9,600 | 27 | 48 | 1,189 | |
| 11,465 | 26 | 51 | 1,155 | |
| 13,405 | 24 | 71 | 956 | |
| 14,952 | 18 | 65 | 956 | |
| 15,809 | 15 | 69 | 872 | |
| 17,752 | 11 | 64 | 906 | |
| 20,110 | 7 | 82 | 808 | |
| 23,554 | 6 | 64 | 928 | |
| 26,088 | 5 | 84 | 831 | |
| 25,371 | 7 | 72 | 886 | |
| 26,536 | 6 | 80 | 848 | |
| 28,868 | 6 | 77 | 873 | |
| 32,104 | 7 | 70 | 908 | |
| 35,220 | 6 | 87 | 822 | |
| 37,940 | 5 | 106 | 724 | |
| 39,270 | 8 | 91 | 789 | |
| 43,342 | 6 | 102 | 730 | |
| 46,217 | 6 | 91 | 767 | |
| 49,146 | 4 | 101 | 719 | |
| 51,018 | 4 | 127 | 635 | |
| 53,098 | 3 | 104 | 686 | |
| 56,442 | 3 | 128 | 625 | |
| 47,945 | 3 | 84 | 752 | |
| 46,330 | 3 | 103 | 676 | |
| 46,136 | 4 | 95 | 687 | |
| 51,279 | 3 | 120 | 629 | |
| 46,296 | 3 | 111 | 613 | |
| 35,839 | 4 | 99 | 608 | |
| 36,877 | 4 | 115 | 573 | |
| 39,625 | 3 | 146 | 516 | |
| 39,456 | 3 | 159 | 487 | |
| 36,901 | 3 | 154 | 475 | |
| 32,664 | 3 | 140 | 494 | |
| 29,706 | 3 | 110 | 548 | |
| 27,556 | 3 | 107 | 567 | |
| 26,839 | 3 | 98 | 583 | |
| 23,914 | 5 | 100 | 580 | |
| 22,877 | 5 | 86 | 636 | |
| 20,845 | 6 | 68 | 745 | |
| 18,631 | 6 | 76 | 683 | |
| 17,989 | 6 | 45 | 988 | |
| 16,468 | 8 | 46 | 980 | |
| 15,751 | 7 | 52 | 940 | |
| 13,625 | 10 | 43 | 1,051 | |
| 12,332 | 11 | 32 | 1,289 | |
| 10,553 | 18 | 38 | 1,172 | |
| 8,589 | 23 | 29 | 1,376 | |
| 8,095 | 28 | 23 | 1,618 | |
| 6,958 | 35 | 18 | 1,953 | |
| 4,800 | 56 | < 5 | -- | |
| 3,902 | 69 | 8 | 3,465 | |
| 3,381 | 84 | 10 | 2,931 | |
| 2,502 | 104 | 7 | 3,737 | |
| 2,144 | 114 | 8 | 3,315 | |
| 1,760 | 133 | 5 | 4,651 | |
| 1,441 | 147 | 6 | 3,874 | |
| 1,078 | 174 | < 5 | -- | |
| 895 | 189 | < 5 | -- | |
| 656 | 201 | < 5 | -- | |
| 588 | 190 | < 5 | -- | |
| 504 | 195 | < 5 | -- | |
| 325 | 218 | < 5 | -- | |
| 316 | 206 | < 5 | -- | |
| 233 | 234 | < 5 | -- | |
| 205 | 238 | < 5 | -- | |
| 177 | 260 | < 5 | -- | |
| 157 | 263 | < 5 | -- | |
| 121 | 307 | < 5 | -- | |
| 124 | 287 | < 5 | -- | |
| 79 | 358 | < 5 | -- | |
| 85 | 345 | < 5 | -- | |
| 68 | 367 | < 5 | -- | |
| 87 | 362 | < 5 | -- | |
| 56 | 388 | < 5 | -- | |
| 47 | 448 | < 5 | -- | |
| 49 | 419 | < 5 | -- | |
| 37 | 484 | < 5 | -- | |
| 35 | 498 | < 5 | -- | |
| 36 | 472 | < 5 | -- | |
| 28 | 531 | < 5 | -- | |
| 21 | 634 | < 5 | -- | |
| 12 | 832 | < 5 | -- | |
| 11 | 864 | < 5 | -- | |
| 17 | 635 | < 5 | -- | |
| 12 | 785 | < 5 | -- | |
| 10 | 781 | < 5 | -- | |
| 8 | 879 | < 5 | -- | |
| 5 | 1,164 | < 5 | -- | |
| 6 | 1,001 | < 5 | -- | |
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