Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Patrick

Gender

Male

Origin

Latin
Nobleman
Noble, patrician
English
Irish

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Patrick

Pronunciation

p(a)-tri-ck, pat-rick

Famous People

Actor Patrick Dempsey, Actor Patrick Stewart, Actor Patrick Swayze, Basketball player Patrick Ewing

Celebrity Babies

Son of John F. Kennedy, Son of Tom Berenger, Son of John Wayne, Son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1964 (rank #30, 14,705 births); most recent 2025 (rank #235, 1,495 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1984 (rank #1316, 93 births); most recent 2017 (rank #15899, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251,495–
20241,622–
20231,600–
20221,716–
20211,791–
20201,863–
20191,880–
20182,123–
20172,3045
20162,360–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #66, 1,039 births); most recent 2025 (rank #134, 375 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025375
2024451
2023415
2022440
2021456
2020473
2019470
2018518
2017497
2016582

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1956 (rank #2, 21,350 births); most recent 2023 (rank #863, 45 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202345
202228
202138
202027
201932
201835
201747
201649
201548
201462

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1965 (rank #2, 2,281 births); most recent 2025 (rank #26, 183 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025183
2024220
2023221
2022250
2021266
2020236
2019262
2018282
2017300
2016319

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #70, 103 births); most recent 2025 (rank #114, 44 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202544
202439
202346
202245
202135
202040
201942
201849
201748
201649

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #19, 164 births); most recent 2025 (rank #26, 62 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202562
202460
202353
202250
202168
202068
201960
201870
201773
201686

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1960 (rank #28, 171 births); most recent 2023 (rank #291, 11 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202311
202216
202117
202019
201924
201815
201729
201624
201524
201426

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence