Patrick
Last seen for girls in 2017 at #15,902 · #235 for boys in 2025, 1,495 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1964 · 14,692 births
- Debut · boys
- 248 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 95 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 686,590since 1880
Patrick over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #235 | 1,495 | |
| 2024 | — | #221 | 1,630 | |
| 2023 | — | #224 | 1,601 | |
| 2022 | — | #218 | 1,717 | |
| 2021 | — | #212 | 1,791 | |
| 2020 | — | #205 | 1,867 | |
| 2019 | — | #207 | 1,881 | |
| 2018 | — | #189 | 2,124 | |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #171 | 2,304 |
| 2016 | — | #170 | 2,360 | |
| 2015 | — | #164 | 2,535 | |
| 2014 | — | #152 | 2,680 | |
| 2013 | — | #154 | 2,598 | |
| 2012 | — | #140 | 2,823 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #143 | 2,868 |
| 2010 | — | #129 | 3,139 | |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | #129 | 3,250 |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | #127 | 3,339 |
| 2007 | #13,924 | 7 | #116 | 3,736 |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #110 | 3,947 |
| 2005 | #10,128 | 10 | #108 | 4,044 |
| 2004 | #7,391 | 15 | #100 | 4,441 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #91 | 4,789 |
| 2002 | #10,246 | 9 | #79 | 5,153 |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #72 | 5,786 |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | #68 | 6,297 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | #63 | 6,447 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | #57 | 6,734 |
| 1997 | #7,742 | 11 | #50 | 7,490 |
| 1996 | #6,064 | 15 | #44 | 8,194 |
| 1995 | #4,846 | 20 | #43 | 8,674 |
| 1994 | #4,687 | 21 | #42 | 9,337 |
| 1993 | #3,585 | 30 | #43 | 9,857 |
| 1992 | #3,680 | 29 | #39 | 11,409 |
| 1991 | #2,989 | 38 | #35 | 12,412 |
| 1990 | #2,737 | 42 | #36 | 12,377 |
| 1989 | #2,169 | 56 | #38 | 11,987 |
| 1988 | #1,551 | 85 | #42 | 11,400 |
| 1987 | #1,470 | 88 | #41 | 11,142 |
| 1986 | #1,751 | 66 | #39 | 11,410 |
| 1985 | #1,562 | 77 | #37 | 11,638 |
| 1984 | #1,315 | 93 | #36 | 11,524 |
| 1983 | #1,496 | 76 | #37 | 10,876 |
| 1982 | #1,621 | 71 | #37 | 10,695 |
| 1981 | #1,867 | 58 | #38 | 10,384 |
| 1980 | #1,552 | 75 | #38 | 10,352 |
| 1979 | #1,596 | 71 | #39 | 9,979 |
| 1978 | #1,893 | 52 | #42 | 8,830 |
| 1977 | #2,063 | 46 | #40 | 8,305 |
| 1976 | #2,255 | 37 | #41 | 7,642 |
| 1975 | #1,854 | 49 | #39 | 8,053 |
| 1974 | #1,646 | 56 | #38 | 8,137 |
| 1973 | #1,979 | 41 | #37 | 8,480 |
| 1972 | #1,432 | 68 | #35 | 9,276 |
| 1971 | #1,546 | 63 | #35 | 10,808 |
| 1970 | #1,389 | 75 | #33 | 11,730 |
| 1969 | #1,648 | 53 | #31 | 12,675 |
| 1968 | #1,223 | 80 | #30 | 13,062 |
| 1967 | #1,336 | 67 | #30 | 12,976 |
| 1966 | #1,488 | 55 | #31 | 12,405 |
| 1965 | #1,635 | 47 | #31 | 12,929 |
| 1964 | #1,482 | 58 | #30 | 14,692 |
| 1963 | #1,754 | 43 | #35 | 12,071 |
| 1962 | #1,732 | 43 | #40 | 10,499 |
| 1961 | #2,117 | 31 | #39 | 11,052 |
| 1960 | #1,695 | 44 | #45 | 10,356 |
| 1959 | #1,765 | 39 | #43 | 10,556 |
| 1958 | #2,209 | 26 | #42 | 10,247 |
| 1957 | #1,681 | 41 | #41 | 10,353 |
| 1956 | #2,058 | 28 | #40 | 10,326 |
| 1955 | #2,222 | 24 | #41 | 9,869 |
| 1954 | #2,295 | 22 | #38 | 9,927 |
| 1953 | #2,173 | 23 | #39 | 9,468 |
| 1952 | #1,820 | 30 | #37 | 9,175 |
| 1951 | #1,805 | 29 | #39 | 8,751 |
| 1950 | #2,053 | 22 | #38 | 8,179 |
| 1949 | #1,882 | 26 | #39 | 8,075 |
| 1948 | #2,255 | 19 | #48 | 7,192 |
| 1947 | #1,897 | 26 | #53 | 6,622 |
| 1946 | #2,024 | 21 | #59 | 5,305 |
| 1945 | #2,237 | 15 | #63 | 3,854 |
| 1944 | #2,199 | 16 | #64 | 3,881 |
| 1943 | #2,447 | 14 | #69 | 3,848 |
| 1942 | #2,214 | 16 | #64 | 3,804 |
| 1941 | #1,810 | 20 | #70 | 3,155 |
| 1940 | #2,572 | 11 | #74 | 2,883 |
| 1939 | #2,038 | 16 | #79 | 2,530 |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | #88 | 2,292 |
| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 | #94 | 2,090 |
| 1936 | #2,386 | 12 | #100 | 1,856 |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #112 | 1,665 |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #109 | 1,704 |
| 1933 | #2,540 | 11 | #110 | 1,573 |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 | #114 | 1,579 |
| 1931 | #2,024 | 16 | #111 | 1,569 |
| 1930 | #2,202 | 15 | #118 | 1,532 |
| 1929 | #2,737 | 11 | #120 | 1,442 |
| 1928 | #2,381 | 14 | #131 | 1,320 |
| 1927 | #2,699 | 12 | #140 | 1,253 |
| 1926 | #2,351 | 15 | #141 | 1,219 |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #143 | 1,153 |
| 1924 | #3,665 | 8 | #147 | 1,121 |
| 1923 | #2,917 | 11 | #147 | 1,055 |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | #152 | 1,019 |
| 1921 | — | #151 | 1,001 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #159 | 877 |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | #166 | 816 |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #160 | 871 |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #154 | 836 |
| 1916 | — | #154 | 802 | |
| 1915 | — | #164 | 704 | |
| 1914 | — | #149 | 633 | |
| 1913 | — | #148 | 502 | |
| 1912 | — | #144 | 430 | |
| 1911 | — | #127 | 272 | |
| 1910 | — | #129 | 254 | |
| 1909 | — | #135 | 199 | |
| 1908 | — | #120 | 216 | |
| 1907 | — | #111 | 215 | |
| 1906 | — | #100 | 213 | |
| 1905 | — | #110 | 193 | |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | #97 | 226 |
| 1903 | — | #92 | 210 | |
| 1902 | — | #98 | 203 | |
| 1901 | — | #93 | 181 | |
| 1900 | — | #89 | 285 | |
| 1899 | — | #86 | 221 | |
| 1898 | — | #93 | 219 | |
| 1897 | — | #87 | 210 | |
| 1896 | — | #93 | 214 | |
| 1895 | — | #82 | 233 | |
| 1894 | — | #85 | 229 | |
| 1893 | — | #79 | 234 | |
| 1892 | — | #86 | 234 | |
| 1891 | — | #77 | 212 | |
| 1890 | — | #75 | 227 | |
| 1889 | — | #74 | 236 | |
| 1888 | — | #81 | 245 | |
| 1887 | — | #76 | 218 | |
| 1886 | — | #72 | 249 | |
| 1885 | — | #77 | 217 | |
| 1884 | — | #78 | 222 | |
| 1883 | — | #75 | 213 | |
| 1882 | — | #70 | 249 | |
| 1881 | — | #75 | 188 | |
| 1880 | — | #67 | 248 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Patrick was already there! It came in at #67, and was given to 248 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1910, when fewer than 260 boys a year got the name.
Where Patrick is popular in 1937
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alaska#27 · 1 in 63
- Nevada#35 · 1 in 102
- Hawaii#49 · 1 in 182
- New York#50 · 1 in 224
- Michigan#51 · 1 in 255
Best ever in a state: #12 in New Mexico, 1964.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #27 | 5 | 1 in 63 |
| Nevada | #35 | 5 | 1 in 102 |
| Hawaii | #49 | 17 | 1 in 182 |
| New York | #50 | 382 | 1 in 224 |
| Michigan | #51 | 164 | 1 in 255 |
| Minnesota | #54 | 81 | 1 in 262 |
| Wisconsin | #55 | 83 | 1 in 289 |
| Illinois | #57 | 186 | 1 in 291 |
| Washington | #57 | 43 | 1 in 254 |
| New Jersey | #60 | 66 | 1 in 373 |
| North Dakota | #62 | 23 | 1 in 235 |
| Montana | #65 | 16 | 1 in 261 |
| Massachusetts | #66 | 55 | 1 in 515 |
| Pennsylvania | #66 | 185 | 1 in 398 |
| Connecticut | #68 | 22 | 1 in 451 |
| Oregon | #79 | 19 | 1 in 345 |
| California | #81 | 110 | 1 in 392 |
| Iowa | #81 | 50 | 1 in 387 |
| Rhode Island | #87 | 7 | 1 in 616 |
| Ohio | #94 | 83 | 1 in 603 |
| Kansas | #97 | 32 | 1 in 408 |
| Nebraska | #99 | 21 | 1 in 464 |
| South Dakota | #99 | 12 | 1 in 396 |
| Missouri | #107 | 45 | 1 in 591 |
| Maine | #108 | 11 | 1 in 563 |
| Maryland | #113 | 15 | 1 in 781 |
| Indiana | #115 | 38 | 1 in 668 |
| Idaho | #116 | 8 | 1 in 525 |
| Louisiana | #118 | 37 | 1 in 545 |
| New Mexico | #118 | 12 | 1 in 459 |
| District of Columbia | #127 | 6 | 1 in 820 |
| West Virginia | #127 | 27 | 1 in 687 |
| Colorado | #157 | 10 | 1 in 901 |
| Oklahoma | #161 | 22 | 1 in 910 |
| Kentucky | #183 | 21 | 1 in 1,224 |
| Texas | #187 | 60 | 1 in 947 |
| Virginia | #200 | 15 | 1 in 1,474 |
| Tennessee | #230 | 12 | 1 in 2,150 |
| Florida | #235 | 7 | 1 in 1,832 |
| Mississippi | #243 | 10 | 1 in 2,071 |
| North Carolina | #251 | 16 | 1 in 2,190 |
| Arkansas | #268 | 8 | 1 in 2,194 |
| Georgia | #270 | 11 | 1 in 2,646 |
| South Carolina | #285 | 7 | 1 in 2,744 |
| Alabama | #348 | 8 | 1 in 3,460 |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Patrick
- 14 spots since 2024 (#221 → #235)
- 30 spots since 2020 (#205 → #235)
- 71 spots since 2015 (#164 → #235)
- Biggest jump: 12 spots in 1936 (#112 → #100)
- Biggest drop: 18 spots in 2018 (#171 → #189)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1964 at #30 (14,692 births)
- Births halved by 1998, 34 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 95 yrs · run 1936–2004
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 133 boys born in 1968 were named Patrick (0.75%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,143 boys born in 2025 (0.09%)
- Its best rank, #30 in 1964, was only 1 in 136 (0.74%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.9% of all boys named Patrick (122,717) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,285 | #67 (1880) | #75 |
| 1890s | 2,233 | #75 (1890) | #84 |
| 1900s | 2,141 | #89 (1900) | #105 |
| 1910s | 6,120 | #127 (1911) | #150 |
| 1920s | 11,460 | #120 (1929) | #143 |
| 1930s | 18,390 | #79 (1939) | #104 |
| 1940s | 48,619 | #39 (1949) | #60 |
| 1950s | 96,851 | #37 (1952) | #40 |
| 1960s | 122,717 | #30 (1964) | #34 |
| 1970s | 91,240 | #33 (1970) | #38 |
| 1980s | 111,408 | #36 (1984) | #38 |
| 1990s | 92,931 | #35 (1991) | #45 |
| 2000s | 44,782 | #68 (2000) | #100 |
| 2010s | 25,312 | #129 (2010) | #162 |
| 2020s | 10,101 | #205 (2020) | #219 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Patrick in 1937
Top girls' names in 1937
Top boys' names in 1937
More about 1937
girls
1,064,033 girls got a published name in 1937; 1 in 133,004 of them was named Patrick, which outranked 36.2% of the 4,930 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,940Willo9
- #2,940Wynonia9
- #2,940Zannie9
- #3,146Patrick8
- #3,146Adelfa8
- #3,146Adena8
- #3,146Adina8
- #3,434Adelita7
- #3,434Adlean7
- #3,434Adrena7
Tied with 287 names at #3,146; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,066,659 boys got a published name in 1937; 1 in 510 of them was named Patrick, which outranked 97.7% of the 4,020 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.