Patrick

“patrician, of noble birth”

Boy’s name, of Anglo-Saxon origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Patrick

Patrick means “patrician, of noble birth” and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.

Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1956.
Over recent years, Patrick has been stable (−3% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Patrick every 74 schools, all spellings combined.

Patrick ranks 20^th in Ireland, 31^st in Northern Ireland and 117^th in Scotland, against 1,199^th in France.

IrelandCSO · 2023-25
20^th boys’ name624 babies in 3 years1 boy in 115−2% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
31^st boys’ name175 babies in 3 years1 boy in 146+0.8% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
117^th boys’ name129 babies in 3 years1 boy in 465+2% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
162^nd boys’ name90 babies in 3 years1 boy in 547−7.4% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
130^th boys’ name1,241 babies in 3 years1 boy in 666−1.4% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
197^th boys’ name196 babies in 3 years1 boy in 867−6.1% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
268^th boys’ name44 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,012
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
230^th boys’ name4,726 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,088−3.5% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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