Patrice is a given name meaning noble or patrician, related to the names Patrick and Patricia.
In English, Patrice is often a feminine first name. In French, it is used as a masculine first name.
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 in the top 1000 names of babies born in the United States, at no. 941.
People
Men
Patrice Bart-Williams, known by the mononym "Patrice", German reggae musician
Patrice Bergeron, ice hockey player
Patrice Brisebois, ice hockey player
Patrice Motsepe, South African businessman
Patrice Coirault (1875–1959), French ethnomusicologist
Patrice Evra (born 1981), French footballer
Patrice Guers, French bassist, known for his work in Rhapsody of Fire
Patrice Laliberté, Canadian film and television director and screenwriter
Patrice Loko (born 1970), French footballer
Patrice Lumumba, first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Patrice de MacMahon, duc de Magenta, former president of the French Republic
Patrice O'Neal, American stand-up comedian
Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, former minister of sports in the Central African Republic, president of the Central African Football Federation, leader of Anti-balaka and war criminal Patrice Pastor (born 1973), Monegasque businessman Patrice Talon, Benin's incumbent president Patrice Wilson, Nigerian songwriter and producer behind ARK Music Factory