Patricia
Patricia is a female given name: 99% of people named Patricia are women, and it is recorded as female in 16 of the 16 countries covered.
Patricia · Patrícia
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain, Ireland
- Also spelled
- Patrícia
- US births since 1880
- 4,962 male / 1,571,692 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Patricia
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Patricia," in English, "Guten Tag Patricia," in German. Patricia is a female given name: about 99% of people named Patricia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Patricia,
German
Guten Tag Patricia,
French
Bonjour Patricia,
Spanish
Estimado/a Patricia:
Chinese
Patricia您好：
Japanese
Patricia様
English
Hi Patricia,
German
Hi Patricia,
French
Salut Patricia,
Spanish
Hola Patricia,
Chinese
Patricia你好：
Japanese
Patriciaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Great Britain | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | common | woman's name | 2% |
| France | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 16 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
4,962 male · 1,571,692 female · 1,576,654 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Patricia a male or female name?
Patricia is a female given name: 99% of people named Patricia are women, and it is recorded as female in 16 of the 16 countries covered.
How do I address Patricia in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Patricia," in English, "Guten Tag Patricia," in German. Patricia is a female given name: about 99% of people named Patricia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Patricia a unisex name?
Patricia is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Patricia are men. Patricia leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Patricia a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/patricia (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_patricia,
title = {Is Patricia a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/patricia},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}