Patrice vs Regina
Patrice and Reginacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2004, Patrice was ranked #576 and Regina #511 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2010, Patrice was ranked #4688 and Regina #2843 among girls in England and Wales.
Patrice and Regina over time
Patrice and Regina appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Regina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Patrice 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Patrice and Regina changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1965 and 2004, ending at #576 and #511.
- Longest-running competitions
Patrice and Regina were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 32 years, from 1965 to 2004, ending at #576 and #511.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1965–2004
Patrice held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Regina in 27.
Highest recorded here: Patrice #192 in 1989, Regina #80 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Patrice #576, Regina #511.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 1996–2010
Patrice held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Regina in 4.
Highest recorded here: Patrice #1126 in 1997, Regina #1434 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Patrice #4688, Regina #2843.
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 | Patrice | Regina |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #5137 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2788 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Patrice and Regina both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Patrice
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2004
Highest recorded position: #192 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1989 (recorded 1965–2004).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Regina
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #399 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2012
Highest recorded position: #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2012).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls