Robert Patrick
There are approximately 538 people named Robert Patrick living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 637,090 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Robert with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Patrick. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
538
1 in 637,090
Named Robert
2.8M
Alive today
Named Patrick
66K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 2.8M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 60
Top Census group: White (82.7%)
Estimated bearers: 66K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #575
Per 100K: 19.21
Top ancestry: White (70.5%)
First name trend
Robert: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Robert. The peak year was 1947 with 91,891 births. The average person named Robert today is 60 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Robert
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Robert, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 82.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Robert 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 Robert at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White82.7% · 2,281,552
- Black or African American7.2% · 197,710
- Hispanic or Latino6.3% · 173,163
- Two or more races2.4% · 65,000
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 27,114
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 14,793
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Patrick surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Patrick, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 70.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname 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 surname Patrick at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White70.5% · 40,462
- Black or African American20.5% · 11,764
- Two or more races4.1% · 2,376
- Hispanic or Latino3.0% · 1,720
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 552
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 537
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Robert has a living-bearer frequency of 0.8168% of the US population, based on 2,799,566 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 Robert right now.
The surname Patrick appears at a rate of 19.21 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0192%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 538 people with the full name Robert Patrick. 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
Robert Patrick: questions and answers
How many people are named Robert Patrick?
We estimate approximately 538 people in the United States share the full name Robert Patrick. That works out to about 1 in 637,090 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.8168%) with the surname frequency (19.21 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Robert Patrick?
We classify Robert Patrick as "Very Rare". About 1 in 637,090 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Robert a male or female name?
Robert is predominantly male. Out of 4,866,007 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Robert 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 common is the name Robert Patrick?
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