How Many People Are Named Patrica?
An estimated 6,054 people in the United States have the first name Patrica. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Patrica peaked in popularity in 1962 with 307 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Patrica as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Patrica paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,054
About 1 in 56,616 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1962
307 births
Total Registered
9,156
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Patrica
Patrica is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,156 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Patrica as a male name
Ranked #4,478 in 1962
5 male births in 1962
Peak: 1946 (5 births)
Patrica as a female name
Ranked #16,763 in 2009
6 female births in 2009
Peak: 1962 (302 births)
Patrica: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Patrica span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 2,461 babies were registered. Patrica has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Patrica by Decade
How has Patrica tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Patrica by State
Birth registrations for Patrica span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Ohio. The lowest are in Connecticut, Colorado, Massachusetts. On average, about 167 Patricas were registered per state.
Patrica + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Patrica as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Patrica
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Patrica: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Patrica?
We estimate approximately 6,054 people named Patrica are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 56,616 Americans share this first name.
Is Patrica a common name?
Patrica is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,156 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Patrica most popular?
Patrica reached peak popularity in 1962, when 307 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Patrica is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Patrica a female name?
Patrica is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Patrica Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Patrica Smith, Patrica Johnson, Patrica Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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