Pattrick
Derived from the Latin name Patricius, meaning "nobleman" or "aristocrat".
Name Census estimates that about 86 living Americans carry the first name Pattrick. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Pattrick today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Pattrick births was 1992 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Pattrick. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Pattrick. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
86
~ 1 in 3,985,516 Americans
Peak year
1992
10 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
2002 SSA rank
#8,241
Tracked since 1973
Popularity
Pattrick: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Pattrick from the 1970s through to the 2000s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 42 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Pattrick remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Pattrick 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 Pattrick 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 Pattrick
The name Pattrick is derived from the Latin name Patricius, which means "nobleman" or "patrician." It is the English variant of the Irish name Padraig, which stems from the Latin Patricius. The name has its roots in the late Roman Empire, where it was used to denote members of the patrician class, the highest rank of the ancient Roman nobility.
The name gained widespread recognition and popularity due to its association with Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Saint Patrick, born in the late 4th century in Roman Britain, was captured and taken to Ireland as a slave before escaping and returning to Britain. He later returned to Ireland as a missionary and is credited with spreading Christianity throughout the island. His name, Patricius, was eventually Gaelicized to Padraig, and the name became widely adopted by the Irish people.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Pattrick can be found in the Annals of Ulster, an ancient Irish chronicle dating back to the 15th century. The chronicle mentions a "Pattrick Mac Anraidh" who was killed in battle in the year 1443. Another early mention is in the Annals of the Four Masters, a historical chronicle compiled in the early 17th century, which references a "Pattrick O'Clery," a renowned scholar and historian who lived in the late 16th century.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Pattrick. One of the most famous is Pattrick Sarsfield (1655-1693), an Irish jacobite soldier who fought in the Williamite War in Ireland. Another is Pattrick Bronte (1777-1861), an Irish Anglican priest and the father of the famous Bronte sisters, including Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte.
In the United States, Pattrick Henry (1736-1799) was a prominent patriot and orator during the American Revolution, best known for his famous "Give me liberty or give me death" speech. Pattrick Pearse (1879-1916) was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, and one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in Ireland in 1916, an event that eventually led to Irish independence.
Pattrick Modiano (born 1945) is a French novelist and screenwriter who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2014 for his work exploring the themes of memory, identity, and the Holocaust.
People
Pattrick + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Pattrick 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
Pattrick: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pattrick?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 86 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Pattrick 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 3,985,516 US residents.
Is Pattrick a common name?
We classify Pattrick as "Very Rare". It ranks above 62.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 89 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Pattrick most popular?
The single biggest year for Pattrick was 1992, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Pattrick is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Pattrick a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Pattrick 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.
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.