Patrice

Primarily a girl's name · 98% girls

Meaning

Patrice is an English- and French-language given name of Latin origin, unisex in English but masculine in French. It is derived from the Latin term patricius, meaning "noble", and thus cognate with the more common names Patricia and Patrick.

From Wikipedia

Patrice first appears in the data in 1914 and has been recorded in 111 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1958 with 1,511 babies (rank #211 that year). In 2024 it was given to 10 girls (rank #10,052). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Patrice

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Patrice yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

34,849

Total babies (all years)

111

Years in the data

1,511

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Patrice

Patrice Lumumbafounder · b. 1925
Patrice de MacMahonmilitary officer · b. 1808
Patrice Evraassociation football player · b. 1981
Patrice TalonPresident of the Republic of Benin · b. 1958
Patrice Chéreauopera director · b. 1944

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1914	7	#3,108
1915	7	#3,710
1916	6	#4,290
1917	8	#3,631
1918	16	#2,269
1919	12	#2,771
1920	11	#3,054
1921	7	#4,356
1922	5	#5,619
1923	10	#3,307
1924	13	#2,784
1925	20	#1,996
1926	5	#5,461
1927	16	#2,320
1928	16	#2,265
1929	14	#2,402
1930	16	#2,192
1931	16	#2,087
1932	27	#1,479
1933	21	#1,705
1934	28	#1,398
1935	24	#1,536
1936	24	#1,541
1937	19	#1,833
1938	21	#1,742
1939	31	#1,342
1940	22	#1,732
1941	31	#1,411
1942	17	#2,184
1943	37	#1,359
1944	54	#1,067
1945	103	#735
1946	193	#579
1947	178	#629
1948	139	#714
1949	172	#631
1950	512	#346
1951	952	#248
1952	1,085	#240
1953	1,119	#241
1954	1,165	#236
1955	1,014	#266
1956	911	#295
1957	909	#302
1958	1,511	#211
1959	1,102	#265
1960	1,034	#284
1961	884	#309
1962	792	#333
1963	777	#339
1964	829	#331
1965	706	#344
1966	762	#321
1967	641	#354
1968	620	#360
1969	541	#408
1970	914	#309
1971	873	#309
1972	642	#344
1973	484	#410
1974	446	#436
1975	376	#490
1976	380	#483
1977	363	#513
1978	374	#505
1979	469	#440
1980	639	#367
1981	625	#373
1982	749	#324
1983	683	#339
1984	620	#369
1985	605	#375
1986	527	#416
1987	588	#391
1988	480	#475
1989	504	#471
1990	521	#472
1991	424	#552
1992	351	#646
1993	296	#722
1994	248	#811
1995	201	#942
1996	156	#1,171
1997	179	#1,064
1998	115	#1,491
1999	109	#1,557
2000	92	#1,861
2001	100	#1,791
2002	79	#2,135
2003	86	#2,080
2004	59	#2,770
2005	62	#2,724
2006	57	#3,010
2007	66	#2,779
2008	34	#4,528
2009	44	#3,664
2010	31	#4,705
2011	24	#5,685
2012	24	#5,678
2013	28	#4,993
2014	19	#6,644
2015	22	#5,982
2016	20	#6,356
2017	6	#15,467
2018	15	#7,665
2019	15	#7,628
2020	8	#11,870
2021	6	#14,817
2022	7	#13,235
2023	9	#10,948
2024	10	#10,052