Patreece
Of Greek origin, meaning noble, patrician.
Name Census estimates that about 39 living Americans carry the first name Patreece. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Patreece today is around 42 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Patreece births was 1991 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Patreece. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Patreece. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
39
~ 1 in 8,788,573 Americans
Peak year
1991
9 babies that year
Average age
42
years old
1993 SSA rank
#15,122
Tracked since 1967
Census
Patreece in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 104 people with the first name Patreece, which placed it at #52,876 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#52,876
National first-name rank
People counted
104
104 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
70.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Patreece
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Patreece is Black at 70.2%. The next largest groups are White (18.3%) and Hispanic (4.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Patreece described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Patreece at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American70.2% · 73
- White18.3% · 19
- Hispanic or Latino4.8% · 5
- Two or more races3.8% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.9% · 3
Popularity
Patreece: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Patreece from the 1960s through to the 1990s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 19 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Patreece by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Patreece during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Patreece
The name Patreece is a feminine given name that originated in the English language. It is a variant spelling of the name Patricia, which is derived from the Latin name Patricius, meaning "noble" or "patrician." The name Patricius itself comes from the Latin word patres, meaning "fathers" or "ancestors."
The earliest recorded use of the name Patricia dates back to the 4th century AD, when it was used by early Christian martyrs. In the Middle Ages, the name became popular in Ireland and Scotland, where it was often Anglicized as Patrick for males and Patricia for females. The variant spelling Patreece likely emerged in the 19th or 20th century as a unique alternative to the more common spelling.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Patreece was Patreece Holahan, an American writer and editor born in 1928. She worked as an editor for various publishing houses and wrote several books on writing and literature.
Another notable figure with the name Patreece was Patreece L. Johnson, an American lawyer and judge born in 1949. She served as a judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and later on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
In the world of sports, Patreece Candler was an American basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Moving to the world of entertainment, Patreece Yeager is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in television series such as "The Young and the Restless" and "Days of Our Lives."
Lastly, Patreece L. Linn was an American author and educator born in 1942. She wrote several books on education and child development, and served as a professor at various universities throughout her career.
While the name Patreece is not as common as its parent name Patricia, it has been used throughout history by individuals from various walks of life, contributing to the rich tapestry of the English language and its diverse naming traditions.
People
Patreece + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Patreece as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with P
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Patreece: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Patreece?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 39 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Patreece going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 8,788,573 US residents.
Is Patreece a common name?
We classify Patreece as "Very Rare". It ranks above 50.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 42 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Patreece most popular?
The single biggest year for Patreece was 1991, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Patreece is about 42 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Patreece in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 104 people with the name Patreece, or 0.03 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #52,876 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Patreece in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Patreece?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Patreece appears almost entirely female. Of the 101 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Patreece?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Patreece is Black at 70.2%. The next largest groups are White (18.3%) and Hispanic (4.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Patreece most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Patreece in the 2020 Census, accounting for 70.2% (73 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Patreece in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Patreece a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Patreece in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Patreece still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Patreece in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Patreece can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Patreece?
Find out how many Americans are named Patreece on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.