Patricio
Masculine · “nobleman”
Patricio is overwhelmingly a boys’ name — 4,619 boys against 5 girls since 1880.
Patricio is the Spanish of Patrick — a patrician, a Roman nobleman — and Saint Patrick was captured by Irish raiders as a boy.
How old is the name Patricio?
Patricio first appears in US birth records in 1882 — 143 years ago. The typical Patricio alive today was born around 1995, making them about 30 years old. About 3,900 people named Patricio are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Patricio most popular?
Patricio peaked in 1882, reaching #943 nationally. Today it ranks #2332, 1,389 places below that high. See the whole 1882 chart.
Where it comes from
From pater to Patricio
The story of Patricio
Patrick was a Romano-British boy taken by Irish raiders and enslaved for six years before escaping; he returned as a missionary. His name says nobleman, which is what his family were. Spanish made Patricio. It appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
nobleman, patrician
From the Latin patricius, 'nobleman', from pater, 'father' — the patricians were the descendants of Rome's founding fathers. Patricio is the Spanish and Portuguese form. The Latin is ordinary and the reading undisputed.
How the name formed
- pater
- patricius
- Patricio
Related forms: Patricio · Patrício · Patrick
Pronouncing Patricio
pah-TREE-syoh
Four syllables, stress on the second. Spanish keeps the io as a single glide.
Nicknames for Patricio
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1882
- Most boys named
- 2009112 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #943reached in 1882
- Change vs 2023
- −16.9%59 in 2025, from 71
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Patricio in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Patricio in Spanish — same name
- Patrício in Portuguese — same name
- Patrick in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California, Arizona.
Patricios among us
people named Patricio are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 28,950 born in 2025 was named Patricio
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Patricio sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Patricio is headed
Patricio should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Patricio beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Patricio in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That Patrick was enslaved in Ireland before returning as a missionary is a first-rate story.
- The patrician meaning is transparent and undisputed.
- Pat is available as a short form with a large record.
- The Spanish short form Pato also means 'duck'.
- Patrick is what English speakers will substitute.
- It reads as specifically Spanish-speaking.
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Frequently asked
- How many Patricios are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 3,900 people named Patricio are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Patricio in 2025?
- Patricio ranks #2332 among US boy names in 2025, with 59 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Patricio?
- About 1 in every 28,950 US boys born in 2025 was named Patricio — 59 in all.
- Will my child share the name Patricio with classmates?
- Patricio will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Patricio
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