How Many People Are Named Patricia Phoenix?

There are approximately 10 people named Patricia Phoenix living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 34,275,434 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Patricia with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Phoenix. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 34,275,434 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Patricia

Last Name

Phoenix

Patricia: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Patricia. The peak year was 1951 with 56,574 births. The average person named Patricia today is 68 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Patricia

In the 2020 Census, the first name Patricia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (77.64%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (10.55%) and Black (8.63%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Patricia in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Patricia rose or fell over time.

White

77.64%

Black

8.63%

Hispanic

10.55%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.91%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.46%

Two or More Races

1.80%

Ancestry of the Phoenix Surname

The surname Phoenix was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Phoenix in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

52.50%

Black

32.63%

Hispanic

4.74%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.02%

American Indian/Alaska Native

2.00%

Two or More Races

7.12%

How we calculated this

The first name "Patricia" has an estimated frequency of 0.260% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Phoenix" appears at a rate of 1.15 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Patricia are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 10 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Patricia

Patricia Smith Patricia Johnson Patricia Williams Patricia Brown Patricia Jones Patricia Garcia Patricia Miller Patricia Rodriguez

Other people with the surname Phoenix

Michael Phoenix James Phoenix John Phoenix David Phoenix Robert Phoenix William Phoenix Joaquin Phoenix

Patricia Phoenix: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Patricia Phoenix?

We estimate approximately 10 people named Patricia Phoenix are alive in the United States today. The first name Patricia is shared by 892,673 Americans, and the surname Phoenix is shared by 3,947.

How rare is the name Patricia Phoenix?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 34,275,434 Americans. The first name Patricia is very common and the surname Phoenix is rare.

Is Patricia a male or female name?

Patricia is predominantly female, with 0.3% of bearers being male and 99.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1951 and the average bearer today is 68 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Patricia?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Patricia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (77.64%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (10.55%) and Black (8.63%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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