Names / Boy names
Patrick
Current rank
#235
and easing
All-time peak
#30
in 1964
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
689,400
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #30 in 1964 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Patrick enters U.S. records in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. Its strongest year was 1964, at #30 nationally. Today it sits at #235 and is easing off its highs. More than 689,400 children have been given the name overall.