In English, Patrice is generally a feminine first name. In French it is used as a masculine first name.

It is related to the names Patricia and Patrick.

Popularity

In the United States, the popularity of the name Patrice peaked in 1958 as the No. 212 most popular name. Its popularity has had ups and downs since then, but has fallen ever since 1987. The year 1995 was the most recent year the name Patrice appeared on the top 1000 names of babies born in the United States, at No. 941.1

Variations

• Patricia
• Patrycja

Nicknames

• Pat
• Patty
• Trici
• Triecie
• Tricie
• Tricy
• Treecie
• Pat The Rice
• Reese
• Reice
• Patricey

Famous Patrices

• Patrice Bart-Williams, notable for his reggae music career.
• Patrice Bergeron, notable for his ice-hockey career.
• Patrice King Brown, television news anchor at KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh.
• Patrice Hollis, Playboy Playmate Miss September 2007.
• Patrice Lumumba, an 1st President of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
• Patrice de MacMahon, duc de Magenta, an ex president of the French Republic.
• Patrice Pike, notable for her music career.
• Patrice Oneal, American stand-up comedian.
• Patrice Guers, French bassist, known for his work in Rhapsody of Fire.
• Patrice Evra, French-Senegalese football (soccer) player, who plays - mainly as a left-back - internationally for France and currently for Manchester United domestically.
• Patrice Brisebois, notable for his ice-hockey career.
• Patrice Rushen, African-American R&B singer-songwriter.

In literature

• Julie Anne Peters' books Luna and Define Normal both include a mother character named Patrice.
• Anne McCaffrey's book Dragonsdawn has a character named Patrice de Broglie. He is a volcanologist who predicts a volcanic explosion.

References

• Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names