Patrick Elias
There are approximately 48 people named Patrick Elias living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 7,140,715 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Patrick with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Elias. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
48
1 in 7,140,715
Named Patrick
571K
Alive today
Named Elias
29K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 571K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1964
Average age: 48
Top Census group: White (81.2%)
Estimated bearers: 29K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,370
Per 100K: 8.47
Top ancestry: Hispanic (48.4%)
First name trend
Patrick: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Patrick. The peak year was 1964 with 14,752 births. The average person named Patrick today is 48 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Patrick
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Patrick, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 81.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Patrick described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Patrick at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White81.2% · 448,264
- Black or African American8.1% · 44,684
- Hispanic or Latino4.7% · 25,813
- Two or more races2.8% · 15,189
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.7% · 14,654
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 3,282
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Elias surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Elias, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 48.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Elias described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Elias at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino48.4% · 12,248
- White40.8% · 10,320
- Black or African American6.1% · 1,544
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.6% · 657
- Two or more races1.9% · 469
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 72
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Patrick has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1666% of the US population, based on 571,090 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Patrick right now.
The surname Elias appears at a rate of 8.47 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0085%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 48 people with the full name Patrick Elias. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Patrick Elias: questions and answers
How many people are named Patrick Elias?
We estimate approximately 48 people in the United States share the full name Patrick Elias. That works out to about 1 in 7,140,715 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1666%) with the surname frequency (8.47 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Patrick Elias?
We classify Patrick Elias as "Very Rare". About 1 in 7,140,715 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Patrick a male or female name?
Patrick is predominantly male. Out of 687,932 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Patrick profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Patrick Elias?
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