Given name & surname
Patricio
“patrician”·“a nobleman; patrician”
Patricio is a variant of Patrick. Interpretations include “patrician” and “a nobleman; patrician” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Patricio is a variant of Patrick. Interpretations include “patrician” and “a nobleman; patrician” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Patricio is a variant of Patrick. An origin associated with Patrick is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Patricio developed from Patricius.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Patricio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,624
- 4,619 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 112 babies
- 2025
- 59
- #2,346 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 59 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,346 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 112 in 2009. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (20). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,562 as a first name in 2020; 2,909 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Patricio’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Patricio has a diminutive in PATO. Patricio shares a linguistic root with Patrick. In Spanish usage, Patricio has a conventional equivalent in the French form Patrice.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Patricio has relatives in 6 languages.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- PatriceFrench
- Patequivalent
- Patrykequivalent
- Patrizioequivalent
- Patrikequivalent
- Patrikasequivalent
- Patrycjuszequivalent
- Patriksequivalent
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People named Patricio
- Patricio AylwinChilean politician and former president (1918–2016)
- Pato Macheterapperborn 1975
- Patricio GuzmánChilean film director (1941–2026)
- PatricSpanish association football playerborn 1993
- Patricio UrrutiaEcuadorian footballer (born 1978)born 1977
- Patricio EscobarPresident of Paraguay (1843-1912)
- Pato O'WardMexican Formula 1 racing driverborn 1999
- Patricio YáñezChilean footballerborn 1961
- Patricio HernándezArgentine footballerborn 1956
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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