Patrick

Where Patrick comes from

From Middle English Patrick, from Latin Patricius (“patrician”), the name of an early Irish saint. Doublet of Paddy.
— Wiktionary's entry for Patrick
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #67 among boys — 248 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1912
    Patrick White born
    English-born Australian writer
  3. 1945
    Patrick Modiano born
    French writer
  4. 1964
    Peak, #30
    14,692 babies named Patrick — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1998
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #57.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Patrick Modiano · French writer, born 1945
  • Patrick White · English-born Australian writer, 1912–1990
  • Patrick Swayze · American actor, producer, singer and dancer, 1952–2009
  • Patrick Stewart · British actor, born 1940
  • Patrick Blackett · British physicist, 1897–1974

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.