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Patrick
Ireland's patron saint gave this name to enormous numbers of Irish immigrants arriving in the U.S. during and after the Great Famine (1845–1852). It peaked back in the 1960s and has been gradually easing since. In the current registry, it is one of the most familiar names around.
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LatinPatrician
Births by decade
1900s
2,147
1910s
6,140
1920s
11,551
1930s
18,495
1940s
48,797
1950s
97,106
1960s
123,279
1970s
91,855
1980s
112,146
1990s
93,136
2000s
44,845
2010s
21,239
Peaked in the 1960s · 670,736 total U.S. births since 1900