George vs Patrick
George and Patrickcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, George was ranked #6 and Patrick #120 among boys in England and Wales.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2020, George was ranked #6 and Patrick #93 among boys in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, George was ranked #24 and Patrick #83 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, George was ranked #112 and Patrick #25 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, George was ranked #40 and Patrick #26 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, George was ranked #48 and Patrick #125 among boys in Scotland.
Norway · Boys
In 2023, George was ranked #364 and Patrick #332 among boys in Norway.
George and Patrick over time
George and Patrick appear together in 6 published lists, across 310 years of shared records. Patrick held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, George in 2.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Patrick reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, George in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
George and Patrick changed places 4 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 1952 and 2025, ending at #24 and #83.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 74 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, George and Patrick averaged 21.9 places apart, ending at #24 and #83.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, George rose about as far as Patrick fell — from #19 and #66 in 1996 to #6 and #120 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
George and Patrick were both ranked in New South Wales, Australia · Boys for 74 years, from 1952 to 2025, ending at #24 and #83.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — George #52 in 1964, Patrick #2 in 1964.
List by list
New South Wales, Australia · Boys74 shared years, 1952–2025
George held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Patrick in 36.
Highest recorded here: George #24 in 2023, Patrick #30 in 1994.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: George #24, Patrick #83.
New Zealand · Boys64 shared years, 1954–2020
George held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Patrick in 36.
Highest recorded here: George #6 in 2018, Patrick #45 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: George #6, Patrick #93.
Republic of Ireland · Boys62 shared years, 1964–2025
George held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Patrick in 62.
Highest recorded here: George #52 in 1964, Patrick #2 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: George #112, Patrick #25.
Norway · Boys53 shared years, 1948–2023
George held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Patrick in 48.
Highest recorded here: George #253 in 1968, Patrick #67 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: George #364, Patrick #332.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
George held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Patrick in 0.
Highest recorded here: George #2 in 2018, Patrick #66 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: George #6, Patrick #120.
Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
George held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Patrick in 24.
Highest recorded here: George #25 in 2023, Patrick #18 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: George #40, Patrick #26.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | George | Patrick |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Farmer, earth-worker. | From Latin Patricius, meaning 'nobleman, patrician'. Adopted by Saint Patrick (originally named Sucat), a Romanized Briton who Christianized Ireland and became its patron saint. |
| Origin | Greek | Latin |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʒɔːdʒ/ | /ˈpæt.ɹɪk/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Pádraig, Pádraic |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #24 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #25 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- George is recorded with a Greek origin, while Patrick is recorded with a Latin origin.
- George and Patrick both have 2 syllables.
- George's recorded meaning differs from Patrick's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ.
- The available evidence gives George a "medium" Data Confidence level and Patrick a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
George
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #345 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #24 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Patrick
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #315 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #83 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys