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Patrick

Boy #224 in 2023

Patrick is a boy name of mixed origin.

Meaning of Patrick

From Patrick, from Patricius, the name of an early Irish saint.

Popularity of Patrick

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,600 births in 2023

1880 2023

683,476 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1964

14,752 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

Girl · coinages

Invented by Sir for his pastoral poem '''' (c 1593)

Boy · Ancient Greek

From Peter, from Petrus, from Petrus, from Πέτρος, from t=stone, rock

Boy · Ancient Greek

One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.