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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | |
First appearance
1880
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 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Hampshire#23 · 1 in 76
- District of Columbia#24 · 1 in 94
- Massachusetts#25 · 1 in 79
- Illinois#30 · 1 in 121
- New York#33 · 1 in 141
Best ever in a state: #12 in New Mexico, 1964.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #23 | 100 | 1 in 76 |
| District of Columbia | #24 | 85 | 1 in 94 |
| Massachusetts | #25 | 519 | 1 in 79 |
| Illinois | #30 | 674 | 1 in 121 |
| New York | #33 | 893 | 1 in 141 |
| New Jersey | #34 | 366 | 1 in 136 |
| New Mexico | #34 | 82 | 1 in 139 |
| Rhode Island | #34 | 62 | 1 in 100 |
| Connecticut | #35 | 179 | 1 in 119 |
| Mississippi | #35 | 108 | 1 in 152 |
| Pennsylvania | #35 | 602 | 1 in 129 |
| South Carolina | #35 | 138 | 1 in 155 |
| Alabama | #36 | 166 | 1 in 153 |
| Louisiana | #37 | 202 | 1 in 159 |
| Maryland | #37 | 227 | 1 in 128 |
| North Carolina | #37 | 260 | 1 in 160 |
| Vermont | #38 | 29 | 1 in 114 |
| Virginia | #38 | 263 | 1 in 150 |
| Hawaii | #39 | 45 | 1 in 150 |
| Alaska | #40 | 36 | 1 in 123 |
| Colorado | #40 | 189 | 1 in 130 |
| Florida | #40 | 449 | 1 in 177 |
| Georgia | #40 | 254 | 1 in 179 |
| Delaware | #41 | 31 | 1 in 133 |
| Missouri | #42 | 244 | 1 in 146 |
| Nebraska | #42 | 82 | 1 in 130 |
| Arizona | #43 | 173 | 1 in 164 |
| Kentucky | #44 | 159 | 1 in 150 |
| Michigan | #44 | 396 | 1 in 163 |
| Minnesota | #44 | 222 | 1 in 137 |
| Montana | #44 | 37 | 1 in 133 |
| Ohio | #44 | 478 | 1 in 160 |
| Tennessee | #44 | 184 | 1 in 175 |
| Washington | #44 | 222 | 1 in 143 |
| Indiana | #45 | 246 | 1 in 150 |
| Kansas | #45 | 109 | 1 in 152 |
| Maine | #45 | 56 | 1 in 128 |
| Wisconsin | #46 | 208 | 1 in 156 |
| Arkansas | #47 | 79 | 1 in 189 |
| West Virginia | #47 | 66 | 1 in 160 |
| South Dakota | #48 | 28 | 1 in 169 |
| Texas | #48 | 654 | 1 in 219 |
| California | #49 | 1,078 | 1 in 221 |
| North Dakota | #50 | 30 | 1 in 167 |
| Oklahoma | #50 | 110 | 1 in 189 |
| Iowa | #51 | 96 | 1 in 184 |
| Nevada | #55 | 34 | 1 in 200 |
| Wyoming | #57 | 14 | 1 in 188 |
| Idaho | #58 | 30 | 1 in 219 |
| Oregon | #58 | 79 | 1 in 225 |
| Utah | #65 | 69 | 1 in 230 |
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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · boys
84 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1964 at #30 (14,692 births)
- Births halved by 1998, 34 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 95 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 95 yrs · run 1936–2004
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 133
- 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
Era · boys
The 1960s
- 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 1987
girls
#1,470
88 births · 1 in 19,757 girls
boys
#41
11,142 births · 1 in 168 boys
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 19,757 of them was named Patrick, which outranked 88.9% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Patrick
- #1,459Stefany89
- #1,459Torie89
- #1,459Vanity89
- #1,470Patrick88
- #1,470Arica88
- #1,470Corrina88
- #1,470Denice88
- #1,486China87
- #1,486Ellie87
- #1,486Jaymie87
Tied with 15 names at #1,470; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 168 of them was named Patrick, which outranked 99.5% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Patrick
Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.