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Patrick

Say it PAT-rik 2 syllables

English · “patrician”

Common across Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Australia. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 19 more places.

1 in 130 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 25 there.

Patrick in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 0, common in 6, rare in 22.
Patrick in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales134 (down)20253751 in 7251172020
Scotland114 (up)2025441 in 4461362020
Northern Ireland26 (up)2025621 in 134322020
Ireland25 (down)20251831 in 130222020
North America
Ontario (province)205 (down)202468about 1 in 8811472019
Quebec (province)463 (down)20259about 1 in 3,2284012020
British Columbia (province)290 (down)202311about 1 in 1,1832672018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025Not listed2020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)83 (down)2025100742020
Victoria (state)252025196252020
Queensland (state)34 (up)2025126442020
South Australia (state)57 (down)202531472020
New ZealandNot in the published top 1002025922020
Western Europe
France1,441 (down)2025201 in 15,1341,2932020
NetherlandsRare: below the complete list20259162020
Central Europe
Austria250 (down)2025231 in 1,6551202020
Switzerland799 (down)202581 in 4,5003332020
Berlin (city)617 (down)20234about 1 in 3,8783552018
Munich (city)Rare: below the complete list20252242020
Cologne (city)659 (down)20231about 1 in 6,3786442018
Bonn (city)190 (new in the list)20253about 1 in 1,057Not listed2020
Leipzig (city)389 (down)20251about 1 in 2,8762832020
Rostock (city)172 (new in the list)20251about 1 in 1,047Not listed2020
Nordic countries
Norway308 (down)2025111 in 2,1162242020
Sweden739 (new in the list)20256about 1 in 7,188Not listed2020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
SpainNot in the published top 1002024Not listed2019
Catalonia (region)Rare: below the complete list20253912020
Italy367 (down)2024321 in 5,9172142019
Central and Eastern Europe
PolandRare: below the complete list20253022020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
SloveniaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
IsraelRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

The early Irish saint made Patrick famous, and the name comes from the Latin Patricius, 'patrician', a member of the Roman noble class. It reached English in the Middle Ages.

2 more paragraphs

It has two syllables, PAT-rik, and a crisp, friendly sound. Pat is the obvious short form, and Paddy is a double of it. Related names include Padraig, Patrik, Patryk and Patrice.

Patrick is most popular in Ireland and Northern Ireland and holds a place in Victoria. On the Continent it is rarer, found far down the lists in Austria, Norway and Italy. French records put its peak in the 1950s, and it is now falling in more places than it is rising.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
PAT-rik · 2 syllables · Stress on beat 1 of 2.
Meaning
“patrician”
Origin
English
Related names
Paddy, Patrik, Patryk, Padraig, Pat, Patsy, Paterson, Pattinson, Patrice, Patricius, Patrycjusz, Stofrik, Stofirt, Patrekur, Patrizio, Patricio
Where Patrick comes from (Wiktionary)

From Middle English Patrick, from Latin Patricius (“patrician”), the name of an early Irish saint. Doublet of Paddy.

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Patrick. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Patrick over time

Rising in 3 of the 18 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 6. Peak in France: 1956.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Patrick in England and Wales: #66 in 1996, and #134 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #66, 1,039 boys1997: #67, 962 boys1998: #66, 937 boys1999: #69, 847 boys2000: #70, 777 boys2001: #76, 783 boys2002: #82, 693 boys2003: #81, 742 boys2004: #89, 655 boys2005: #92, 651 boys2006: #105, 560 boys2007: #105, 570 boys2008: #115, 499 boys2009: #120, 493 boys2010: #126, 498 boys2011: #121, 509 boys2012: #127, 487 boys2013: #126, 477 boys2014: #115, 535 boys2015: #117, 543 boys2016: #114, 582 boys2017: #120, 497 boys2018: #115, 518 boys2019: #120, 470 boys2020: #117, 473 boys2021: #125, 456 boys2022: #126, 440 boys2023: #130, 415 boys2024: #120, 451 boys2025: #134, 375 boyspeak #66, 1996#134in 2025
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YearRankBoys
1996661,039
199767962
199866937
199969847
200070777
200176783
200282693
200381742
200489655
200592651
2006105560
2007105570
2008115499
2009120493
2010126498
2011121509
2012127487
2013126477
2014115535
2015117543
2016114582
2017120497
2018115518
2019120470
2020117473
2021125456
2022126440
2023130415
2024120451
2025134375

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in France

Half of the boys named Patrick in France since 1925 were born in or after 1959. Peak: 1956, about 5,019 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 8.3 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 17.5 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 55.9 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 225.8 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 1,244 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 3,752.5 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 4,792 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 3,844.7 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 2,233.6 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 1,036.4 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 478.4 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 258.9 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 150.7 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 91.5 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 48.5 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 32.6 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 18.1 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 12.1 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 11.4 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 10.2 per 100,000 boys20202025: 6.6 per 100,000 boys20251955-1959: about 1 in 21 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19298.3
1930–193417.5
1935–193955.9
1940–1944225.8
1945–19491,244
1950–19543,752.5
1955–19594,792
1960–19643,844.7
1965–19692,233.6
1970–19741,036.4
1975–1979478.4
1980–1984258.9
1985–1989150.7
1990–199491.5
1995–199948.5
2000–200432.6
2005–200918.1
2010–201412.1
2015–201911.4
2020–202410.2
20256.6

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Patrick

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Patrick, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 92, Northern Ireland

  2. 1 in 61, Austria

  3. 1 in 145, Ireland

  4. 1 in 622, England and Wales

  5. 1 in 196, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 264, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 487, Northern Ireland

  8. 1 in 552, Northern Ireland

  9. 1 in 123, Catalonia

  10. 1 in 146, Italy

All 40 brother names for Patrick

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Patrick's 2 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 86, England and Wales

  2. 1 in 50, Ireland

  3. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 103, England and Wales

  5. 1 in 130, Scotland

  6. 1 in 62, Poland

  7. 1 in 88, England and Wales

  8. 1 in 137, Scotland

Full-name check

Patrick Oliver

Syllables 2-3Initials P.O.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Patrick

Sisters for Patrick: Annie, Daisy, Elizabeth, and 5 more
  1. AnnieRose and fell with Patrick · As common as Patrick
  2. DaisyRose and fell with Patrick · As common as Patrick
  3. ElizabethRose and fell with Patrick · Same generation as Patrick
  4. BeatriceRose and fell with Patrick · Same generation as Patrick
  5. IsabelleRose and fell with Patrick · As common as Patrick
  6. JosephineRose and fell with Patrick · Same generation as Patrick
  7. EdithRose and fell with Patrick · Same generation as Patrick
  8. FlorenceRose and fell with Patrick

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Patrick

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Patrick's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Rare in Italy, Poland, Israel, and 15 more places.

  2. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 13 more places.

  3. Common across the UK, three Canadian provinces, Israel, and 7 more places.

  4. Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 15 more places.

  5. Common across the UK, Italy, the Netherlands, and 9 more places.

  6. Common across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 23 more places.

  7. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 9 more places.

  8. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 16 more places.

Famous people named Patrick

Patrick Modiano, Patrick White, and 6 more

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Patrick

How popular is Patrick in Ireland?

Patrick ranked #25 in Ireland in 2025, given to 183 boys, about 1 in 130.

Is Patrick rising in popularity?

Not overall: it is falling in more places than it is rising. Rising in 3 of the 18 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 6. Rising in: Queensland, Rostock, and Bonn.

What does Patrick mean?

Patrick means “patrician”, according to Wiktionary.

How many syllables does Patrick have?

Patrick has 2 syllables: PAT-rik.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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