Patrick
Not a single boy in Poland was named Patrick last year, the tail end of a steady decade-long fade. It's a Celtic name meaning "nobleman", and with only about 4,300 men carrying it, most Poles have never met one.
Patrick Pronunciation
What Patrick means
Where Patrick comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Patrick comes from the Latin patricius, the word for a nobleman of the old patrician order of Rome. The short meaning holds close to that root: szlachetnie urodzony, a person nobly born. The root points to rank.
Saint Patrick, the fifth-century missionary and patron of Ireland, gave the name its Celtic home. Through him the Latin word became thoroughly Irish, then English, and for centuries it ranked among the most common names across the British Isles. It kept its Irish colour even as it travelled.
In Poland the feast of Saint Patrick falls on 17 March. A child called Patrick meets that date on a school register and on the name-day list at the urząd, while the older sense, patrycjusz, sits quietly inside the Latin patricius.
How many people are named Patrick
1 in 4934 men in Poland is named Patrick. 4,326 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #521 among male names.
Patrick's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been falling steadily since 2000.
Where Patrick is most popular
Patrick is most popular in Subcarpathian, 330% above the national average (6 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Opole (+275%) and Świętokrzyskie (+212%). It is least common in Silesian, 24% below average.
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Subcarpathian6 boys born+330%
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Opole2 boys born+275%
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Świętokrzyskie2 boys born+212%
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Greater Poland5 boys born+101%
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Lublin2 boys born+68%
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Lesser Poland4 boys born+52%
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Lower Silesian2 boys born+10%
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Silesian2 boys born−24%
Patrick as a middle name
Patrick is a first name for 4,326 men in Poland and a middle name for another 1,494, a 74/26 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 192nd, between William (1,504) and Emilian (1,477).
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#190 Singh1,526
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#191 William1,504
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#192 Patrick1,494
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#193 Emilian1,477
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#194 Andrew1,447