Partick
Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic name Pàdraig meaning "nobleman".
Name Census estimates that about 196 living Americans carry the first name Partick. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Partick today is around 44 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Partick births was 1987 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Partick. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
196
~ 1 in 1,748,747 Americans
Peak year
1987
15 babies that year
Average age
44
years old
2000 SSA rank
#10,003
Tracked since 1967
Census
Partick in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 286 people with the first name Partick, which placed it at #30,451 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#30,451
National first-name rank
People counted
286
286 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
73.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Partick
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Partick is White at 73.8%. The next largest groups are Black (11.2%) and Hispanic (5.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Partick described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Partick at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White73.8% · 211
- Black or African American11.2% · 32
- Hispanic or Latino5.9% · 17
- Two or more races3.5% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.1% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.4% · 7
Popularity
Partick: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Partick from the 1960s through to the 2000s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 92 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Partick by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Partick during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Partick
The given name Partick is derived from the Latin name Patricius, which means "nobleman" or "aristocrat." This name has its roots in ancient Rome and was initially used as a surname for those belonging to the patrician class, the highest rank of the ancient Roman elite.
In the 5th century, the name gained widespread popularity due to Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Saint Patrick, born in Britain around 387 AD, was credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland and is celebrated annually on March 17th, known as St. Patrick's Day.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Partick can be traced back to Medieval Europe, where it was commonly used by Christians in honor of Saint Patrick. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Patricius, a 5th-century bishop of Ireland, who was a contemporary of Saint Patrick.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Partick. One of the most famous was Patrick Henry (1736-1799), an American orator and statesman who played a significant role in the American Revolution. His famous quote, "Give me liberty or give me death," has become iconic in American history.
Another notable figure was Patrick Pearse (1879-1916), an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, and revolutionary who played a leading role in the Easter Rising, a pivotal event in the Irish Republican movement against British rule.
In the realm of literature, Patrick White (1912-1990) was an Australian novelist and playwright who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1973. His works explored the Australian experience and the human condition.
In the field of science, Patrick Blackett (1897-1974) was a British physicist who made significant contributions to the development of radar during World War II and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1948.
Additionally, Patrick Modiano (born 1945) is a French novelist and screenwriter who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2014 for his works exploring the themes of memory, identity, and occupation during World War II.
People
Partick + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Partick as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with P
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Partick: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Partick?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 196 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Partick going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,748,747 US residents.
Is Partick a common name?
We classify Partick as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 208 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Partick most popular?
The single biggest year for Partick was 1987, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Partick is about 44 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Partick in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 286 people with the name Partick, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #30,451 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Partick in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Partick?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Partick leans strongly male. 282 people counted with this name were male (98.3%), compared with 5 female bearers (1.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Partick?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Partick is White at 73.8%. The next largest groups are Black (11.2%) and Hispanic (5.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Partick most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Partick in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.8% (211 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Partick in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Partick a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Partick in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Partick still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Partick in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Partick can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Partick?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.