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Gender: Historical gender:: Usage over the past 5 years:

Boys - 99% (22,933 births)

Girls - 1% (27 births)

Source: US SSA data
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Origin:: Variant of the Latin name Patricius
Meaning:: Nobleman
More info:: Patrick is a variant of the Latin name Patricius, meaning "nobleman".

Saint Patrick a famous saint in the missionary in the 5th century that spread Christianity through out Ireland. Saint Patrick's Day is a day to celebrate him.

Other famous Patricks include Patrick Stewart, Patrick Troughton (Doctor Who), Patrick Moore, and Patrick Dempsey.

Pronunciation:: › PAT rik
› pat REEK
› PAHT rick

Form of:: Patricius

Variants:

Pádraig

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Popularity:: Ranks 142nd in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby boy names. Show popularity chart

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Popularity of Patrick (Source: US SSA)

Rank

Overall Boys Girls

Year

Since 1880 Patrick was chosen 662,386 times as a name, 2,822 times for girls and 659,564 times for boys

Year	Overall Rank	Girls Rank	Boys Rank	Girls Births	Boys Births
2012	255	-	142	-	2,788
2011	248	18,769	143	5	2,841
2010	228	-	129	-	3,093
2009	229	19,415	129	5	3,229
2008	230	16,918	127	6	3,318
2007	205	17,054	116	6	3,723
2006	199	19,283	110	5	3,941
2005	189	10,718	108	10	4,034
2004	175	7,724	100	15	4,435
2003	157	12,104	91	8	4,785
2002	134	10,858	79	9	5,151
2001	119	14,853	72	6	5,784
2000	114	9,695	68	10	6,291
1999	110	9,300	63	10	6,445
1998	102	7,897	57	12	6,731
1997	86	8,186	50	11	7,485
1996	79	6,296	44	15	8,195
1995	73	4,968	43	20	8,672
1994	72	4,794	42	21	9,333
1993	74	3,654	44	30	9,854
1992	65	3,752	39	29	11,399
1991	57	3,022	35	38	12,413
1990	61	2,782	36	42	12,367
1989	63	2,187	38	56	11,986
1988	68	1,561	42	85	11,385
1987	66	1,480	41	88	11,140
1986	65	1,764	39	66	11,394
1985	64	1,569	37	77	11,622
1984	62	1,320	36	93	11,509
1983	65	1,516	37	75	10,866
1982	67	1,631	37	71	10,683
1981	67	1,878	38	58	10,376
1980	67	1,564	38	75	10,345
1979	66	1,600	39	71	9,979
1978	70	1,909	42	52	8,835
1977	69	2,084	40	46	8,302
1976	71	2,278	41	37	7,636
1975	68	1,866	39	49	8,066
1974	66	1,661	38	56	8,135
1973	64	1,996	37	41	8,482
1972	63	1,441	35	68	9,279
1971	61	1,554	35	63	10,805
1970	60	1,400	33	75	11,733
1969	56	1,658	31	53	12,690
1968	53	1,232	30	80	13,048
1967	58	1,344	30	67	12,972
1966	62	1,505	31	55	12,404
1965	61	1,651	31	47	12,949
1964	57	1,490	30	58	14,698
1963	70	1,777	35	43	12,066
1962	83	1,751	40	43	10,483
1961	76	2,137	39	31	11,055
1960	82	1,690	45	45	10,367
1959	79	1,813	43	38	10,557
1958	83	2,197	42	27	10,231
1957	79	1,697	41	41	10,346
1956	75	2,097	40	28	10,326
1955	77	2,263	41	24	9,865
1954	75	2,357	38	22	9,900
1953	79	2,277	39	22	9,465
1952	79	1,847	37	30	9,169
1951	83	1,827	39	29	8,734
1950	83	2,039	38	23	8,180
1949	83	1,869	39	27	8,061
1948	96	2,472	48	17	7,181
1947	106	1,932	53	26	6,613
1946	118	2,079	59	21	5,296
1945	130	2,320	63	15	3,853
1944	132	2,266	64	16	3,881
1943	141	2,532	69	14	3,847
1942	135	2,288	64	16	3,805
1941	150	1,863	70	20	3,151
1940	161	2,693	74	11	2,883
1939	183	2,107	79	16	2,527
1938	206	3,130	88	9	2,292
1937	215	3,367	94	8	2,089
1936	227	2,484	101	12	1,854
1935	248	4,748	112	5	1,666
1934	242	3,716	109	7	1,701
1933	246	2,649	110	11	1,572
1932	252	2,800	114	11	1,578
1931	251	2,087	111	16	1,571
1930	259	2,280	118	15	1,531
1929	272	2,882	121	11	1,440
1928	294	2,475	131	14	1,323
1927	308	2,824	140	12	1,250
1926	313	2,445	141	15	1,222
1925	332	4,845	143	6	1,149
1924	340	3,919	147	8	1,121
1923	344	3,079	147	11	1,054
1922	351	4,353	152	7	1,022
1921	358	-	151	-	1,001
1920	381	-	159	-	878
1919	386	4,167	166	7	814
1918	378	5,417	160	5	873
1917	366	4,475	154	6	836
1916	373	-	154	-	802
1915	391	-	164	-	705
1914	357	-	149	-	633
1913	363	-	148	-	502
1912	362	-	144	-	431
1911	367	-	128	-	272
1910	373	-	129	-	254
1909	391	-	135	-	199
1908	352	-	120	-	216
1907	339	-	111	-	215
1906	316	-	100	-	213
1905	337	-	110	-	193
1904	287	1,817	97	6	226
1903	299	-	94	-	210
1902	308	-	98	-	203
1901	307	-	93	-	182
1900	274	-	89	-	285
1899	272	-	86	-	221
1898	290	-	93	-	219
1897	275	-	87	-	210
1896	280	-	93	-	214
1895	259	-	82	-	233
1894	260	-	85	-	229
1893	244	-	79	-	234
1892	250	-	86	-	234
1891	237	-	78	-	212
1890	232	-	75	-	227
1889	218	-	74	-	236
1888	218	-	81	-	245
1887	203	-	76	-	218
1886	187	-	72	-	249
1885	197	-	77	-	217
1884	194	-	78	-	222
1883	184	-	75	-	213
1882	174	-	70	-	249
1881	181	-	75	-	188
1880	155	-	67	-	248

Show all years since 1880 ▼

1880-89	188	-	75
1890-99	259	-	84
1900-09	313	1817	101
1910-19	370	4946	148
1920-29	336	3420	146
1930-39	238	3029	106
1940-49	130	2272	63
1950-59	79	2067	39
1960-64	78	1839	40
1965-69	59	1433	31
1970-74	62	1598	35
1975-79	70	2034	41
1980-84	67	1647	38
1985-89	66	1594	40
1990-94	64	3303	39
1995-99	85	6837	49
2000	114	9695	68
2001	119	14853	72
2002	134	10858	79
2003	157	12104	91
2004	175	7724	100
2005	189	10718	108
2006	199	19283	110
2007	205	17054	116
2008	230	16918	127
2009	229	19415	129
2010	228	-	129
2011	248	18769	143
2012	255	-	142

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Meaning of Patrick: Patrick is a variant of the Latin name Patricius, meaning "nobleman"

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