# Patrice (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/patrice/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 34,861 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 778 / 34,083 (98% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 103, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

20th century variant of Patricia, probably borrowed from the French male given name Patrice.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 25 | 5,500 |
| 2012 | 24 | 5,678 |
| 2013 | 28 | 4,994 |
| 2014 | 19 | 6,647 |
| 2015 | 22 | 5,985 |
| 2016 | 20 | 6,359 |
| 2017 | 6 | 15,471 |
| 2018 | 15 | 7,671 |
| 2019 | 15 | 7,631 |
| 2020 | 8 | 11,878 |
| 2021 | 6 | 14,826 |
| 2022 | 7 | 13,245 |
| 2023 | 9 | 10,965 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10,081 |
| 2025 | 5 | 16,670 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 | 10,005 |
| 2001 | 7 | 8,979 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8,426 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8,720 |
| 2007 | 6 | 11,986 |
| 2008 | 8 | 9,626 |
| 2009 | 6 | 12,090 |
| 2010 | 6 | 11,816 |
| 2012 | 8 | 9,488 |
| 2013 | 6 | 11,790 |
| 2014 | 7 | 10,441 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9,522 |
| 2022 | 5 | 13,825 |
| 2023 | 5 | 13,656 |
| 2025 | 6 | 11,653 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9 | 1,755 |
| 1997 | 17 | 1,126 |
| 1998 | 14 | 1,319 |
| 1999 | 11 | 1,557 |
| 2000 | 10 | 1,688 |
| 2001 | 11 | 1,617 |
| 2002 | 7 | 2,301 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5,545 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4,688 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4 | 2,337 |
| 2007 | 4 | 3,589 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4,432 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4,805 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,137 |

## People named Patrice

- Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician and independence leader (1925–1961)
- Patrice Evra, French footballer (born 1981)
- Patrice Leconte, French film director and screenwriter (born 1947)
- Patrice Chéreau, French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer (1944-2013)
- Patrice Bergeron, Canadian ice hockey player
- Patrice Loko, French association football player
- Patrice Wymore, American actress and singer (1926-2014)
- Patrice O'Neal, American stand-up comedian, radio personality, and actor (1969-2011)
- Patrice Garande, French footballer
- Patrice Abanda, Cameroonian footballer
- Patrice Bernier, Canadian soccer player
- Patrice Rio, French footballer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.