Patrick
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name of less common usage, variant of Patrik.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Patrick (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Patrick has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2001. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 19 |
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2000 | 15 |
| 2001 | 21 |
| 2002 | 20 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2004 | 15 |
| 2005 | 10 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 14 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 9 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,568 |
| 2000 | 3,628 |
| 2001 | 3,677 |
| 2002 | 3,738 |
| 2003 | 3,787 |
| 2004 | 3,833 |
| 2005 | 3,856 |
| 2006 | 3,880 |
| 2007 | 3,915 |
| 2008 | 3,991 |
| 2009 | 4,024 |
| 2010 | 4,042 |
| 2011 | 4,057 |
| 2012 | 4,093 |
| 2013 | 4,120 |
| 2014 | 4,141 |
| 2015 | 4,168 |
| 2016 | 4,203 |
| 2017 | 4,246 |
| 2018 | 4,277 |
| 2019 | 4,318 |
| 2020 | 4,336 |
Patrick in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Patrick.Hi! My name is Patrick.
- Patrick ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Patrick called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Patrick i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Patrick this afternoon.
- Patricks mamma är lärare.Patrick's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Patricks mamma is Patrick's mum.
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Questions about Patrick
How do you pronounce Patrick in Swedish?
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What does the name Patrick mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name of less common usage, variant of Patrik.
How popular is Patrick in Sweden?
5 babies were named Patrick in 2022. In 2020, 4,336 people in Sweden had Patrick as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2001 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.