Patricio
Patricio in Spanish, or Patrício in Portuguese, is a male given name equivalent to Patrick in English.
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Patricio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Patricio in Spanish, or Patrício in Portuguese, is a male given name equivalent to Patrick in English.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Patricio
Patricio first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1882, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 112 births, good for #1,488 nationwide. As of 2026, Patricio ranks #2,224 for baby boys with 66 births, holding steady (+1%). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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About the name Patricio
Patricio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Patricio's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #943. Use the chart and map above to compare Patricio's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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