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Baby name
Patricia
Girl
Origin of the name
Patricia comes from Latin, as the feminine form of Patricius, which also gave Patrick. It means “patrician,” that is, of noble family.
Classic name
1,573,623births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 3rank at its peak, in 1951
Where babies named Patricia are born
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Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Patricia is most common in District of Columbia (1.8 times), Rhode Island (1.5) and Massachusetts (1.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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