Patricia as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Patricia

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The baby name Patricia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /pəˈtrɪʃə/ or /pəˈtriːʃə/ (puh-TRISH-uh or puh-TREE-shuh).

Patricia is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female

Syllables: 3.0

Origin: Latin

Pronunciation: /pəˈtrɪʃə/ or /pəˈtriːʃə/ (puh-TRISH-uh or puh-TREE-shuh)

What is the meaning of the name Patricia ?

The baby name Patricia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /pəˈtrɪʃə/ or /pəˈtriːʃə/ (puh-TRISH-uh or puh-TREE-shuh).

Patricia is Latin in Origin.

Patricia is the feminine form of the Latin name Patricius, meaning “noble” or “of the patrician class.” Through Late Latin and Church usage, it entered European languages with the -ia ending typical of feminine names, paralleling the male Patrick. Its core sense evokes high birth, dignity, and lineage.

Usage spans much of Europe and the Americas. A 7th‑century Neapolitan saint, Santa Patrizia, anchors early veneration, while Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886–1974) helped propel the name in Britain and Canada; it then surged across the English‑speaking world, peaking in mid‑20th‑century popularity. International variants include Patrizia (Italian), Patrícia (Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovak), Patrycja (Polish), Patricie (Czech), and Patrice (French/English, sometimes unisex). Common short forms and diminutives are Pat, Patti/Pattie, Patty, Patsy, Tricia, Trisha, Tisha, and in Spanish, Patri. The name retains a timeless, classically “noble” resonance.

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Name	Last Name(s)	Mother	Mother famous for	Fame Level	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Patricia	Belmondo				Jean-Paul Belmondo	film producer	★★★★★
Patricia	Kennedy Lawford				Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.	film producer	★★★★★
Patricia	Ziegfeld Stephenson	Billie Burke	television actor	★★★★★	Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.	film producer	★★★★★
Patricia	Hawks	Bessie Love	television actor	★★★★★	William Hawks	film producer	★★★★★

Patricia – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Girls	2025	#1	—	874
Germany	Girls	2023	#1	—	420
CL	Girls	0	#2	33,367	14,098
LU	Girls	0	#4	437	4,850
CR	Girls	0	#6	4,066	11,342
AR	Girls	0	#7	8,832	8,289
FJ	Girls	0	#7	3	583
SV		0	#8	4	283
JM	Girls	0	#9	699	7,507
BR	Girls	0	#11	18,007	12,708
EC	Girls	0	#11	674	3,650
SV	Girls	0	#11	8	458
UY	Girls	0	#11	6,405	6,731
BW	Girls	0	#13	224	4,216
ZA	Girls	0	#13	12,230	25,928
BO	Girls	0	#15	5,958	9,488
PE	Girls	0	#15	13,647	14,861
BF	Girls	0	#16	2	315
CO	Girls	0	#17	47,020	16,140
HN		0	#17	6	704
HT	Girls	0	#18	6	950
BW		0	#19	1	960
UY		0	#20	282	2,477
AR		0	#21	271	2,915
MX	Girls	0	#22	26,011	17,781
AO	Girls	0	#23	352	4,575
PT	Girls	0	#24	7,164	7,952
Spain	Girls	0	#25	26,362	5,561
HN	Girls	0	#25	12	884
MU	Girls	0	#26	1,684	8,539
CL		0	#27	1,988	6,867
JM		0	#28	64	3,714
NL	Girls	0	#28	7,327	5,933
NA		0	#29	5	2,537
PE		0	#29	589	6,350
MV	Girls	0	#31	5	2,021
BI	Girls	0	#32	2	726
BN		0	#32	1	2,297
Spain		0	#33	2,054	2,326
LU		0	#33	34	2,830
MT		0	#33	11	1,767
BR		0	#34	847	5,969
PH		0	#35	62	5,607
EE		0	#37	1	1,051
ID		0	#37	3	2,238
CM		0	#40	16	2,592
CR		0	#42	143	5,526
EC		0	#42	80	2,502
PA	Girls	0	#42	1,365	9,861
GT	Girls	0	#43	1,550	7,500
PA		0	#43	94	3,797
BI	Boys	0	#44	1	917
PR		0	#44	12	1,497
GH	Girls	0	#45	1,240	6,973
CM	Girls	0	#47	1,647	11,671
MO		0	#48	5	2,706
Austria	Girls	1998	#50	159	59
MU		0	#51	141	3,613
PT		0	#55	605	4,161
AO		0	#56	21	2,729
JP		0	#56	22	4,057
BO		0	#57	655	6,868
CO		0	#57	2,245	7,768
NA	Girls	0	#59	229	7,146
CY		0	#60	1	1,632
MT	Girls	0	#63	94	3,773
MX		0	#65	849	8,339
PH	Girls	0	#65	515	13,098
ID	Girls	0	#71	28	3,319
IN		0	#71	1	2,963
JP	Girls	0	#71	264	6,592
SI		0	#73	8	1,612
AL		0	#74	3	2,372
CN		0	#74	12	3,857
MD	Girls	0	#77	14	865
GH		0	#79	228	5,396
NL		0	#79	488	2,481
Austria	Girls	0	#80	1,114	1,885
NG	Girls	0	#84	3,929	15,093
QA		0	#85	16	7,011
TW		0	#87	14	4,523
BN	Girls	0	#88	19	5,459
CY	Girls	0	#90	32	3,755
PR	Girls	0	#98	66	3,171
OM		0	#100	17	6,215
HU		0	#101	14	1,675
Germany	Girls	0	#103	4,072	4,949
HR	Girls	0	#105	366	3,687
SG	Girls	0	#105	1,011	18,916
Austria		0	#109	120	850
KW		0	#116	6	5,216
ZA		0	#116	406	14,421
Norway	Girls	2017	#128	4	477
GR		0	#129	7	3,911
GT		0	#129	221	5,948
IQ		0	#132	2	3,533
SG		0	#132	148	11,010
Switzerland	Girls	2024	#133	3	1,786
HR		0	#135	45	2,081
RS	Girls	0	#135	3	1,651
AE		0	#140	38	10,220
EE	Girls	0	#140	3	1,888
SI	Girls	0	#149	26	2,769
BW	Boys	0	#152	3	4,685
DK	Girls	0	#158	189	7,429
HU	Girls	0	#161	67	3,308
DK		0	#170	34	5,198
HU	Boys	0	#173	2	3,954
NG		0	#173	93	5,926
Germany		0	#175	363	2,542
Sweden	Girls	2022	#178	2	1,568
CZ		0	#178	9	3,154
MT	Boys	0	#178	2	4,064
GR	Girls	0	#188	55	6,293
RU		0	#189	6	3,641
QA	Girls	0	#193	125	15,378
TW	Girls	0	#196	82	8,139
LT	Girls	0	#197	4	1,904
PS		0	#203	16	5,692
MY		0	#205	132	12,352
MO	Girls	0	#206	46	7,056
PL		0	#208	5	2,600
OM	Girls	0	#211	190	15,987
BG	Girls	0	#214	10	3,559
LU	Boys	0	#218	3	4,970
AL	Girls	0	#219	9	4,141
IR		0	#223	9	4,221
EC	Boys	0	#224	16	3,322
MO	Boys	0	#234	1	5,842
BD		0	#241	1	5,992
AO	Boys	0	#242	8	5,568
MY	Girls	0	#244	1,415	24,821
IL		0	#249	26	6,291
NA	Boys	0	#250	4	6,830
HR	Boys	0	#257	3	3,997
KW	Girls	0	#257	279	19,177
JM	Boys	0	#262	11	6,876
HK		0	#263	87	8,483
Finland	Girls	0	#271	132	1,368
CN	Girls	0	#274	76	8,829
Canada	Girls	2024	#275	11	2,795
Finland		0	#275	33	830
SA		0	#279	17	10,560
CZ	Girls	0	#284	59	5,378
IT	Girls	0	#297	4,946	9,415
CZ	Boys	0	#304	2	6,530
PL	Girls	0	#304	51	5,096
JO	Girls	0	#310	16	7,570
GH	Boys	0	#320	26	8,138
HK	Girls	0	#322	357	16,104
KZ	Girls	0	#327	6	5,862
PT	Boys	0	#328	40	7,951
LB		0	#333	412	13,263
AE	Girls	0	#346	211	20,968
UY	Boys	0	#349	51	5,922
SD	Girls	0	#353	6	7,678
MU	Boys	0	#361	9	8,477
France	Girls	2021	#375	31	3,185
AR	Boys	0	#377	92	7,628
EG		0	#385	16	6,387
IL	Girls	0	#393	245	11,648
YE		0	#394	5	8,639
PS	Girls	0	#395	132	10,981
Finland	Girls	2026	#400	557	3,895
IT		0	#400	392	4,183
BD	Girls	0	#401	6	8,413
PH	Boys	0	#401	8	11,440
RU	Girls	0	#448	51	11,913
CL	Boys	0	#450	235	13,390
GT	Boys	0	#455	20	7,625
CR	Boys	0	#458	30	10,188
PA	Boys	0	#468	14	9,305
IR	Girls	0	#481	50	8,334
CM	Boys	0	#488	63	12,054
IQ	Girls	0	#489	16	11,303
BH		0	#503	51	17,937
BO	Boys	0	#519	74	9,244
CO	Boys	0	#519	500	15,656
RU	Boys	0	#525	2	12,621
BR	Boys	0	#546	215	12,213
HK	Boys	0	#551	7	12,905
LY		0	#553	7	12,703
PS	Boys	0	#560	2	10,655
IR	Boys	0	#564	2	10,162
BD	Boys	0	#604	2	10,045
IN	Girls	0	#605	27	13,121
IL	Boys	0	#623	3	10,983
SA	Girls	0	#656	281	25,931
SY		0	#674	55	11,684
SG	Boys	0	#688	10	17,960
QA	Boys	0	#689	19	18,093
IQ	Boys	0	#696	2	13,071
TN		0	#697	133	13,765
United States	Girls	2024	#740	177	8,487
KW	Boys	0	#741	29	18,755
MX	Boys	0	#761	225	16,355
PE	Boys	0	#771	108	14,506
OM	Boys	0	#820	62	17,948
Spain	Boys	0	#836	95	5,610
EG	Girls	0	#839	121	14,742
United States	Boys	2006	#860	5	7,416
NG	Boys	0	#885	67	16,906
ZA	Boys	0	#910	272	25,619
NL	Boys	0	#923	29	5,873
EG	Boys	0	#924	2	15,035
MA		0	#981	148	20,986
IN	Boys	0	#1,035	5	16,750
MY	Boys	0	#1,094	18	25,439
DZ		0	#1,105	72	20,130
AE	Boys	0	#1,143	1	22,615
TR		0	#1,156	56	19,440
IT	Boys	0	#1,432	40	10,046
SA	Boys	0	#1,602	13	28,008

Patricia is popular in 93 countries — most recent births per country:

France

Norway

Ireland

Scotland, United Kingdom

Canada

Switzerland

Sweden

United States

Austria

Germany

Brussels, Belgium

Wallonia, Belgium