John Patrick

Yahweh is gracious (Hebrew) + nobleman (Latin)

John Patrick is a english / biblical boy name in the Philippines. In the civil registry as of May 2021 it is number 221, with 35,024 records. It has 3 syllables.

English / Biblical Modern English
May 2021 rank
#221
May 2021 records
35,024
Syllables
3
Origin
English / Biblical
Background
Modern English
Sound
Strong

Origin and meaning

Yahweh is gracious (Hebrew) + nobleman (Latin)

John Patrick is a traditional Christian compound name popularized in the Philippines through American naming influences and Catholic tradition. It joins two prominent saintly names into a single formal given name commonly chosen by Christian and Catholic families.

A compound given name combining John (from Hebrew Yochanan, meaning 'Yahweh is gracious') and Patrick (from Latin Patricius, meaning 'nobleman'). Both are standard Christian saints' names popular in the Anglophone world.

English 50% Biblical 50%

Name character

Strength
4/5
Modernity
4/5
Formal feel
3/5
Sound: Strong Saint Pairs with short or long surnames Travels well

In the Philippines

Widely used across the Philippines. Bearers are frequently nicknamed 'JP', 'John', 'Patrick', or 'Pat'.

Best known for: Saint John and Saint Patrick

Related forms

Would your family give John Patrick?

Mark it if your family would give this first name. The count is for 2026 on this site. It is not the civil registry, and it is not babies registered in 2024. One browser can choose a name once in the year.

No family on this site has marked John Patrick for 2026 yet.

Share this name

John Patrick with common surname pairs

Each pair is a mother's maiden surname plus a father's surname. The number is the sound-fit score for this first name.

Related boy names

Filipino naming · How the score works

Compare John Patrick with other first names

Compare

About the name John Patrick

How do I use John Patrick with two Filipino surnames?

John Patrick is the given name. The full name is John Patrick + mother's maiden surname + father's surname. Score a pair from a combination page or the homepage search.

Is John Patrick a common boy name in the Philippines?

In the civil registry as of May 2021, John Patrick is number 221, with 35,024 records. That is not the 2024 birth list, and it does not say the name is a better choice. How it sounds with both family surnames is a separate score.