Patrice
Patrice was the 16670th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 212th with 1,510 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 10,685 places. More babies were named Patrice in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning "noble" · French, Latin
Say it puh-TREES /pəˈtris/
- Rank in 2025
- #16,670 girls, down 4,792 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- 70% girls, 30% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19581,510 babies
- Total since 1880
- 34,861babies recorded
What does the name Patrice mean?
Patrice is the French form of Patrick (a man's name in France), from Latin patricius, "patrician, noble". In the US it was taken up in the 20th century as a girls' name, a variant of Patricia; Wiktionary says it was probably borrowed from the French. Wikipedia notes its US peak in 1958.
patricius (Latin, “patrician, noble”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Patricia, Patrick, Patrizia.
See also: Latin names, names that mean noble.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Patrice', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Patrick', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Patrice', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Patrice popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,670 | #11,653 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | #11,878 | — | 8 | — |
| 2010 | #4,706 | #11,816 | 31 | 6 |
| 2000 | #1,861 | #10,005 | 92 | 6 |
| 1990 | #472 | #2,933 | 521 | 22 |
| 1980 | #367 | #2,594 | 639 | 19 |
| 1970 | #309 | #1,431 | 914 | 35 |
| 1960 | #284 | #2,647 | 1,034 | 11 |
| 1950 | #346 | — | 512 | — |
| 1940 | #1,732 | — | 22 | — |
| 1930 | #2,191 | — | 16 | — |
| 1920 | #3,054 | — | 11 | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Patrice, counting every spelling?
Patrice has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Patrice?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Patrice (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Patrice born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Patrice.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Patrice?
About 29,600 people born in the US named Patrice are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 44 and 68. That makes Patrice a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Patrice: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Patrice, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Patrice
What does Patrice mean?
Patrice means “"noble"” (French, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Patrice?
Patrice was the 16670th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 212th with 1,510 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 10,685 places. More babies were named Patrice in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Patrice a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 70% girls, 30% boys given the name Patrice in the US.