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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 1,039 babies (rank #66 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

13,839

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,039

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
1996	1,039	#66
1997	962	#67
1998	937	#66
1999	847	#69
2000	777	#70
2001	783	#76
2002	693	#82
2003	742	#81
2004	655	#89
2005	651	#92
2006	560	#105
2007	570	#105
2008	499	#115
2009	493	#120
2010	498	#126
2011	509	#121
2012	487	#127
2013	477	#126
2014	535	#116
2015	543	#118
2016	582	#114