Patrick Kennedy
There are approximately 328 people named Patrick Kennedy living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,044,983 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Patrick with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Kennedy. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
328
1 in 1,044,983
Named Patrick
571K
Alive today
Named Kennedy
197K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 571K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1964
Average age: 48
Top Census group: White (81.2%)
Estimated bearers: 197K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #149
Per 100K: 57.36
Top ancestry: White (78.0%)
First name trend
Patrick: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Patrick. The peak year was 1964 with 14,752 births. The average person named Patrick today is 48 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Patrick
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Patrick, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 81.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Patrick described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Patrick at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White81.2% · 448,264
- Black or African American8.1% · 44,684
- Hispanic or Latino4.7% · 25,813
- Two or more races2.8% · 15,189
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.7% · 14,654
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 3,282
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Kennedy surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Kennedy, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 78.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Kennedy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Kennedy at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White78.0% · 133,785
- Black or African American13.3% · 22,762
- Two or more races3.9% · 6,618
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 5,980
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 1,289
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1,023
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Patrick has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1666% of the US population, based on 571,090 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Patrick right now.
The surname Kennedy appears at a rate of 57.36 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0574%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 328 people with the full name Patrick Kennedy. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Patrick Kennedy: questions and answers
How many people are named Patrick Kennedy?
We estimate approximately 328 people in the United States share the full name Patrick Kennedy. That works out to about 1 in 1,044,983 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1666%) with the surname frequency (57.36 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Patrick Kennedy?
We classify Patrick Kennedy as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,044,983 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Patrick a male or female name?
Patrick is predominantly male. Out of 687,932 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Patrick profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Patrick Kennedy?
You can see how common the name Patrick Kennedy is on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.