Girl name Latin origin Christian tradition

Patricia

puh-TRISH-uh · 8 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Noble; patrician
Language
Latin
Culture
Roman
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
royal · virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1302
2024 births177
Peak year1951
First appeared1884
Total US births1,573,445
1951 peak18841919195419892024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
PatPattyTrish
Alternate spellings
Patrizia
In other languages
Patrizia (Italian)Patricia (Spanish)

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