Patricia Neal
There are approximately 277 people named Patricia Neal living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,237,380 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Patricia with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Neal. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
277
1 in 1,237,380
Named Patricia
893K
Alive today
Named Neal
107K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 893K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1951
Average age: 68
Estimated bearers: 107K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #337
Per 100K: 31.08
Top ancestry: White (62.1%)
First name trend
Patricia: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Patricia. The peak year was 1951 with 56,574 births. The average person named Patricia today is 68 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Neal surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Neal, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 62.1%.
- White62.1%
- Black or African American31.8%
- Two or more races2.6%
- Hispanic or Latino2.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Patricia has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2604% of the US population, based on 892,673 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Neal appears at a rate of 31.08 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0311%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 277 people with the full name Patricia Neal. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Patricia
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Other people with the surname Neal
FAQ
Patricia Neal: questions and answers
How many people are named Patricia Neal?
We estimate approximately 277 people in the United States share the full name Patricia Neal. That works out to about 1 in 1,237,380 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2604%) with the surname frequency (31.08 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Patricia Neal?
We classify Patricia Neal as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,237,380 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Patricia a male or female name?
Patricia is predominantly female. Out of 1,578,408 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Patricia profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.