EveryBabyNames

Patrick

4 countries#235 in United States, 2025
US
#235
in United States, 2025
FR
#1285
in France, 2022
SCOT
#114
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#26
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
1,090,913
Peak year (United States)
1964
Peak-year count
14,750
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Patrick was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

689,424 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #235 · peaked in 1964 with 14,750 births

Most common in: New York, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

395,161 births recorded 1902–2022 · currently #1285 · peaked in 1956 with 21,351 births

Most common in: Paris, Nord, Yvelines, Pas-de-Calais, Bouches-du-Rhône

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

3,631 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #114 · peaked in 1980 with 103 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

2,697 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #26 · peaked in 1997 with 164 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Patrick’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#110
2007#116↓6
2008#127↓11
2009#129↓2
2010#129
2011#143↓14
2012#140↑3
2013#154↓14
2014#152↑2
2015#164↓12
2016#170↓6
2017#171↓1
2018#189↓18
2019#207↓18
2020#205↑2
2021#212↓7
2022#218↓6
2023#224↓6
2024#221↑3
2025#235↓14

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