Patricia is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “noble.” In 2024 it was given to 177 girls in the United States.
Patricia belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “noble” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Patricia first appears in Social Security records in 1884. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #3 in 1937, and in 2024 177 babies received the name — 1,573,445 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Patricia means “noble” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Patricia is a girl name. In 2024, 177 babies received the name in the US.
Patricia comes from the Spanish tradition.
Patricia first appears in US records in 1884. Its best-ever ranking was #3 in 1937, and 177 babies were given the name in 2024.
Patricia is pronounced /pəˈtɹɪʃə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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