Heine vs Patrick
Heine 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Heine was ranked #183 and Patrick #327 among boys in Norway.
Heine and Patrick over time
Heine and Patrick appear together in 1 published list, across 65 years of shared records. Patrick held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Heine in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Patrick reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Heine in none. 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2018, Heine moved ahead of Patrick in Norway · Boys — #190 and #186 the year before became #193 and #194.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Heine and Patrick changed places 13 times in Norway · Boys between 1953 and 2025, ending at #183 and #327.
- Longest-running competitions
Heine and Patrick were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 65 years, from 1953 to 2025, ending at #183 and #327.
List by list
Norway · Boys65 shared years, 1953–2025
Heine held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Patrick in 49.
Highest recorded here: Heine #131 in 2009, Patrick #67 in 1989.
The order changed in 2018: Heine moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #190 and #186; by 2018 that had become #193 and #194.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Heine #183, Patrick #327.
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 | Heine | Patrick |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | 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 | Not yet recorded | Latin |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈpæt.ɹɪk/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Pádraig, Pádraic |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #183 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #25 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Patrick has a recorded origin (Latin); Heine does not have one recorded yet.
- Heine and Patrick both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Patrick; Heine doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Heine 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
Heine
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #387 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #131 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #183 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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