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Patrick
Say it: PAT-rik
Meaning
Latin Patricius, 'patrician, nobleman'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Avoided in Ireland as too sacred for centuries, it became the most typical Irish name from the 17th century.
Its wave through time
Timeless: in steady use for over a century
In the United States
- 681,214 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1968, about 1 in 133 boys
- 1,849 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Patrice |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Patricio |
| Italian | Patrizio |
| Portuguese | Patrício |
| German | Patrick |
| Polish | Patryk |
| Irish | Pádraig |
Famous bearers
- Saint Patrick, 5th-century missionary to Ireland
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- The Irish annals and early Irish literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.