Patricia is a moderately popular girls' name in United States, ranking #443 in 2007 with 728 recorded births. This places Patricia in the top 2% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Moderately Popular. The name reached its all-time peak in 1996 with 1,970 births ranking #159. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 63.0%. In 2007, approximately 1 in every 2,641 girls born was named Patricia. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.