BabyNameScore

Patricia

Patricia feels distinctive without creating everyday friction in daily use.

89/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

  1. Pronunciation & Spelling

    Effortless

    91/100

  2. Everyday Use

    Low risk

    Shortens naturally in everyday use, with two established short forms.

    95/100

  3. Growing Up

    Strong lifetime fit

    Flexes across contexts — Patricia on the resume, Pat at the dinner table.

    92/100

  4. International Use

    Broad international fit

    Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.

    85/100

NAME DETAILS

COMMON FORMS
pat
patty
ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

Patricia comes from a Latin word for the noble, patrician class of ancient Rome.

  1. Documented roots: The name traces back to Latin patricius, describing someone from Rome's highest social rank.
POPULARITY

Patricia over time

United States
Not rankedRANK

Popularity is context, not a quality score.

Outside the most-used names in current U.S. records. Not ranked in the U.S. top 1,000 in 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

Pronunciation & Forms

COMMON FORMS
  • pat
  • patty

Community Impressions

Patricia feels poised and classic, with an understated sense of dignity.

How this name is commonly received · not used in the score

EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Patricia is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

Flexes across contexts — Patricia on the resume, Pat at the dinner table. English speakers will most likely pronounce it correctly on the first try.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

FULL-NAME CHECK

See how it works with a surname.

Patricia