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Patricio Name Meaning & Historical Trends

Patricio

Pronunciation: pah-TREE-see-oh

Meaning Patrician; noble Gender Boy
BOYS RANK
#2,346
TREND
22
Peak Years
2009, 2007, 2010
Lowest Years
1882, 1913, 1914
Energy Archetype
Intellectual & Expressive

Rank shows the name’s position among U.S. baby names for each gender in 2025. Trend shows how many places it rose or fell since 2024. Rank 1 is the most popular. Based on U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Peak and lowest years are based on the number of boys named Patricio in the available records.

Fun Facts About the Name Patricio

  • More than 4 thousand babies named Patricio: U.S. records list 4,623 babies given the name Patricio from 1880 through 2025. Even 5 girls received the name Patricio - about 1 girl for every 924 boys.

What Does the Name Patricio Mean?

Patricio is the Spanish form of the Latin name Patricius, which described a member of the Roman patrician class and is conventionally translated as "nobleman." Patricius comes from Latin patres, "fathers," specifically the patres conscripti, the senators of ancient Rome; the root is pater, "father." In Roman society, a patricius belonged to the hereditary aristocracy, so the name's literal sense is "of the patrician class," and its customary meaning is "noble." The Portuguese form is Patrício; the Italian form is Patrizio; the French form is Patrice. These are cognates of the English name Patrick, but Patricio's immediate background is Latin and Spanish, not Irish.

Patricio Name History & Origins

The Latin name Patricius was used in the later Roman Empire and early Christian period. Its best-known early bearer is Saint Patrick, the fifth-century missionary to Ireland, whose Latin name was Patricius. In the Iberian Peninsula, Patricius developed into the Spanish Patricio and the Portuguese Patrício. The Spanish form is the one used for Saint Patrick, as in San Patricio. The Spanish name is used in Spain and Latin America; the Portuguese form Patrício is used in Portugal and Brazil. English Patrick and Irish Pádraig are also derived from Latin Patricius, but by different routes; Spanish Patricio comes from the Latin name directly through Romance development.

How Popular is the Name Patricio?

Patricio has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2009. Its best rank was #1,060 in 1882.

U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.

Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.

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How the Name Patricio Shapes Your Personality and Life?

You have a power of expression, either in speaking or writing. You are in favor for studying and research. You are clever, clear-sighted and intellectual. You don't like to let others know your true feelings. You might be atheistic or agnostic. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.

You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.

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