Patrick

Meaning: Noble, of patrician rank
Origin: Latin

Nicknames: Pat, Patty, Patsy, Paddy

Boy's name · #235 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Patrick holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#235 in 2025). About 687,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#25 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #26 in Ireland (2025) · #26 in N. Ireland (2025) · #34 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #83 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #115 in Scotland (2025) · #134 in England & Wales (2025) · #149 in New Zealand (2025) · #250 in Ecuador (2025) · #261 in Austria (2025) · #327 in Norway (2025) · #493 in Belgium (2025) and 4 more.

Famous Patricks

Patrick Modiano — French writer
Patrick White — English-born Australian writer
Patrick Swayze — American actor, producer, singer and dancer (1952–2009)
Patrick Stewart — British actor (born 1940)
Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett — British physicist (1897–1974)

In stories & tradition

Patrick Star — SpongeBob SquarePants (TV series)
Patrick Bateman — American Psycho (book)
Patrick O'Brian (Plastic Man) — Plastic Man (comic book)

What Patricks become

Among 10,099 notable people named Patrick:

Political leaders appear 1.39× more often than among typical names — e.g. Patrick Henry, American Founding Father, orator and politician (1736–1799).

Similar names: Jay · Paul · Mark · Timothy · Victor · Curtis

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