Patrick

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Patrick is a male given name of Latin origin. It is derived from the Roman name Patricius.

From Wikipedia

Patrick first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1964 with 14,694 babies (rank #30 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,622 boys (rank #221). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Patrick

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

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

687,932

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

14,694

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Schitt's Creek: Patrick Brewer — David's business partner and husband

Famous people named Patrick

Patrick Modianoessayist · b. 1945
Patrick Whiteautobiographer · b. 1912
Patrick Swayzefilm actor · b. 1952
Patrick Stewartmanufacturer · b. 1940
Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackettnuclear physicist · b. 1897

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	248	#67
1881	188	#75
1882	249	#70
1883	213	#75
1884	222	#78
1885	217	#77
1886	249	#72
1887	218	#76
1888	245	#81
1889	236	#74
1890	227	#75
1891	212	#78
1892	234	#86
1893	234	#79
1894	229	#85
1895	233	#82
1896	214	#93
1897	210	#87
1898	219	#93
1899	221	#86
1900	285	#89
1901	181	#93
1902	203	#98
1903	210	#94
1904	226	#97
1905	193	#110
1906	213	#100
1907	215	#111
1908	216	#120
1909	199	#135
1910	254	#129
1911	272	#128
1912	430	#145
1913	502	#148
1914	633	#149
1915	704	#164
1916	802	#154
1917	836	#154
1918	871	#161
1919	816	#166
1920	877	#159
1921	1,001	#152
1922	1,019	#152
1923	1,055	#147
1924	1,121	#147
1925	1,153	#143
1926	1,219	#141
1927	1,253	#140
1928	1,320	#132
1929	1,442	#121
1930	1,531	#118
1931	1,570	#111
1932	1,579	#114
1933	1,573	#110
1934	1,704	#109
1935	1,665	#112
1936	1,855	#101
1937	2,090	#94
1938	2,292	#88
1939	2,530	#79
1940	2,883	#74
1941	3,155	#70
1942	3,804	#64
1943	3,848	#69
1944	3,883	#64
1945	3,853	#63
1946	5,305	#59
1947	6,621	#53
1948	7,192	#48
1949	8,074	#39
1950	8,180	#38
1951	8,752	#39
1952	9,175	#37
1953	9,469	#39
1954	9,928	#38
1955	9,871	#41
1956	10,326	#40
1957	10,354	#41
1958	10,244	#42
1959	10,557	#43
1960	10,348	#45
1961	11,056	#39
1962	10,498	#40
1963	12,069	#35
1964	14,694	#30
1965	12,931	#31
1966	12,407	#31
1967	12,973	#30
1968	13,058	#30
1969	12,679	#31
1970	11,734	#33
1971	10,810	#35
1972	9,275	#35
1973	8,483	#37
1974	8,137	#38
1975	8,053	#39
1976	7,642	#41
1977	8,306	#40
1978	8,831	#42
1979	9,980	#39
1980	10,354	#38
1981	10,384	#38
1982	10,697	#37
1983	10,874	#37
1984	11,526	#36
1985	11,641	#37
1986	11,409	#39
1987	11,143	#41
1988	11,401	#42
1989	11,988	#38
1990	12,378	#36
1991	12,413	#35
1992	11,409	#39
1993	9,857	#43
1994	9,336	#42
1995	8,674	#43
1996	8,193	#44
1997	7,490	#50
1998	6,735	#57
1999	6,447	#63
2000	6,297	#68
2001	5,786	#72
2002	5,153	#79
2003	4,789	#91
2004	4,441	#100
2005	4,044	#108
2006	3,947	#110
2007	3,736	#116
2008	3,339	#127
2009	3,250	#129
2010	3,139	#129
2011	2,867	#144
2012	2,823	#140
2013	2,598	#154
2014	2,680	#152
2015	2,535	#164
2016	2,360	#170
2017	2,304	#171
2018	2,123	#189
2019	1,880	#207
2020	1,863	#205
2021	1,791	#212
2022	1,716	#218
2023	1,600	#224
2024	1,622	#221