Patricia
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name borrowed from English, popular in the end of the 20th century.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Patricia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Patricia has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 82 |
| 1999 | 63 |
| 2000 | 47 |
| 2001 | 46 |
| 2002 | 50 |
| 2003 | 35 |
| 2004 | 25 |
| 2005 | 33 |
| 2006 | 30 |
| 2007 | 33 |
| 2008 | 35 |
| 2009 | 19 |
| 2010 | 28 |
| 2011 | 15 |
| 2012 | 9 |
| 2013 | 16 |
| 2014 | 14 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 2 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,594 |
| 2000 | 2,663 |
| 2001 | 2,731 |
| 2002 | 2,804 |
| 2003 | 2,857 |
| 2004 | 2,888 |
| 2005 | 2,923 |
| 2006 | 2,973 |
| 2007 | 3,023 |
| 2008 | 3,096 |
| 2009 | 3,152 |
| 2010 | 3,201 |
| 2011 | 3,231 |
| 2012 | 3,252 |
| 2013 | 3,285 |
| 2014 | 3,314 |
| 2015 | 3,362 |
| 2016 | 3,379 |
| 2017 | 3,403 |
| 2018 | 3,434 |
| 2019 | 3,466 |
| 2020 | 3,483 |
Patricia in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Patricia.Hi! My name is Patricia.
- Har du träffat Patricia? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Patricia? She started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Patricia i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Patricia this afternoon.
- Patricias mamma är lärare.Patricia's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Patricias mamma is Patricia's mum.
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Questions about Patricia
How do you pronounce Patricia in Swedish?
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What does the name Patricia mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name borrowed from English, popular in the end of the 20th century.
How popular is Patricia in Sweden?
2 babies were named Patricia in 2022. In 2020, 3,483 people in Sweden had Patricia as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 1998 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.