Patty
#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · Last seen for boys in 1972 at #4,986
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1959 · 3,113 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 62,452since 1880
Patty over time
Rank among girls' names. Patty has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | — | |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | — | |
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | #12,713 | 7 | — | |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | — | |
| 2015 | #13,006 | 7 | — | |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | — | |
| 2013 | #13,150 | 7 | — | |
| 2012 | #9,711 | 11 | — | |
| 2011 | #10,374 | 10 | — | |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | — | |
| 2009 | #9,379 | 12 | — | |
| 2008 | #8,965 | 13 | — | |
| 2007 | #7,092 | 18 | — | |
| 2006 | #10,611 | 10 | — | |
| 2005 | #6,820 | 17 | — | |
| 2004 | #10,690 | 9 | — | |
| 2003 | #7,207 | 15 | — | |
| 2002 | #6,129 | 18 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,447 | 27 | — | |
| 2000 | #5,937 | 18 | — | |
| 1999 | #5,219 | 20 | — | |
| 1998 | #5,123 | 20 | — | |
| 1997 | #4,007 | 27 | — | |
| 1996 | #4,059 | 26 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,780 | 28 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,704 | 29 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,600 | 47 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,687 | 45 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,420 | 52 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,234 | 57 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,371 | 49 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,579 | 83 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,776 | 66 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,736 | 67 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,621 | 73 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,414 | 82 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,183 | 110 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,107 | 127 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,093 | 127 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,206 | 109 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,069 | 129 | — | |
| 1978 | #958 | 145 | — | |
| 1977 | #854 | 172 | — | |
| 1976 | #753 | 192 | — | |
| 1975 | #628 | 251 | — | |
| 1974 | #542 | 311 | — | |
| 1973 | #504 | 341 | — | |
| 1972 | #457 | 407 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #413 | 514 | — | |
| 1970 | #395 | 595 | — | |
| 1969 | #344 | 679 | — | |
| 1968 | #324 | 719 | — | |
| 1967 | #286 | 889 | #2,985 | 8 |
| 1966 | #256 | 1,110 | — | |
| 1965 | #198 | 1,664 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #167 | 2,348 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #176 | 2,194 | — | |
| 1962 | #172 | 2,332 | — | |
| 1961 | #157 | 2,650 | #3,097 | 8 |
| 1960 | #145 | 2,936 | — | |
| 1959 | #140 | 3,113 | #2,663 | 10 |
| 1958 | #146 | 2,789 | — | |
| 1957 | #174 | 2,169 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #213 | 1,447 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #222 | 1,330 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #227 | 1,249 | — | |
| 1953 | #239 | 1,139 | — | |
| 1952 | #245 | 1,045 | — | |
| 1951 | #252 | 923 | — | |
| 1950 | #251 | 902 | — | |
| 1949 | #230 | 1,044 | — | |
| 1948 | #217 | 1,138 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #203 | 1,318 | — | |
| 1946 | #191 | 1,289 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1945 | #192 | 1,059 | #2,393 | 9 |
| 1944 | #203 | 981 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #187 | 1,186 | #2,074 | 13 |
| 1942 | #186 | 1,164 | #2,268 | 11 |
| 1941 | #176 | 1,139 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #175 | 1,099 | — | |
| 1939 | #181 | 1,052 | #2,449 | 9 |
| 1938 | #175 | 1,158 | #2,185 | 11 |
| 1937 | #180 | 1,112 | #2,680 | 8 |
| 1936 | #183 | 986 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #190 | 916 | — | |
| 1934 | #173 | 1,072 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #191 | 894 | — | |
| 1932 | #214 | 839 | #3,092 | 7 |
| 1931 | #213 | 827 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #223 | 769 | #2,444 | 11 |
| 1929 | #250 | 632 | #3,247 | 7 |
| 1928 | #292 | 512 | #3,697 | 6 |
| 1927 | #319 | 437 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #379 | 324 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #419 | 270 | — | |
| 1924 | #537 | 181 | — | |
| 1923 | #625 | 139 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | #706 | 106 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #845 | 77 | #4,322 | 5 |
| 1920 | #780 | 86 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #933 | 57 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,031 | 49 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,002 | 49 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #1,059 | 43 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1915 | #1,025 | 42 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,175 | 27 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1913 | #1,229 | 21 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,055 | 24 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,241 | 14 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,267 | 13 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,439 | 9 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,057 | 13 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,486 | 7 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,319 | 9 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | — | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,353 | 6 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,023 | 9 | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | #817 | 6 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | #580 | 9 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Patty was already there! It came in at #580, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1882, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Patty is popular in 1929
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Indiana#80 · 1 in 368
- Nebraska#98 · 1 in 393
- Ohio#121 · 1 in 659
- Washington#127 · 1 in 608
- Kansas#131 · 1 in 560
Best ever in a state: #33 in West Virginia, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | #80 | 67 | 1 in 368 |
| Nebraska | #98 | 27 | 1 in 393 |
| Ohio | #121 | 78 | 1 in 659 |
| Washington | #127 | 15 | 1 in 608 |
| Kansas | #131 | 25 | 1 in 560 |
| Oklahoma | #140 | 39 | 1 in 585 |
| Oregon | #144 | 7 | 1 in 738 |
| West Virginia | #150 | 29 | 1 in 626 |
| Iowa | #152 | 22 | 1 in 843 |
| South Dakota | #175 | 6 | 1 in 895 |
| Missouri | #177 | 30 | 1 in 922 |
| Colorado | #178 | 10 | 1 in 830 |
| California | #207 | 31 | 1 in 1,153 |
| Kentucky | #218 | 22 | 1 in 1,203 |
| Illinois | #220 | 34 | 1 in 1,678 |
| Florida | #250 | 8 | 1 in 1,534 |
| Pennsylvania | #259 | 30 | 1 in 2,764 |
| Michigan | #274 | 16 | 1 in 2,627 |
| Texas | #304 | 38 | 1 in 1,587 |
| Wisconsin | #308 | 7 | 1 in 3,391 |
| Tennessee | #318 | 10 | 1 in 2,573 |
| Arkansas | #334 | 8 | 1 in 2,282 |
| Minnesota | #337 | 5 | 1 in 3,841 |
| Louisiana | #354 | 8 | 1 in 2,679 |
| North Carolina | #364 | 9 | 1 in 3,986 |
| Virginia | #393 | 5 | 1 in 4,748 |
| Mississippi | #452 | 5 | 1 in 4,297 |
| New York | #651 | 6 | 1 in 16,101 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Patty
- 2,781 spots since 2024 (#12,161 → #14,942)
- 1,936 spots since 2015 (#13,006 → #14,942)
- Biggest jump: 153 spots in 1920 (#933 → #780)
- Biggest drop: 125 spots in 1976 (#628 → #753)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1959 at #140 (3,113 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 62 yrs · run 1919–1978
- Highest: 1 in 650 girls born in 1959 were named Patty (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 321,453 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 28.1% of all girls named Patty (17,521) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 27 | #580 (1880) | #928 |
| 1890s | 32 | #1,023 (1893) | #1,356 |
| 1900s | 82 | #1,057 (1905) | #1,424 |
| 1910s | 339 | #933 (1919) | #1,102 |
| 1920s | 2,764 | #250 (1929) | #515 |
| 1930s | 9,625 | #173 (1934) | #192 |
| 1940s | 11,417 | #175 (1940) | #196 |
| 1950s | 16,106 | #140 (1959) | #211 |
| 1960s | 17,521 | #145 (1960) | #223 |
| 1970s | 3,057 | #395 (1970) | #657 |
| 1980s | 893 | #1,093 (1981) | #1,509 |
| 1990s | 351 | #2,234 (1990) | #3,583 |
| 2000s | 157 | #4,447 (2001) | #7,728 |
| 2010s | 63 | #9,711 (2012) | #12,293 |
| 2020s | 18 | #12,161 (2024) | #13,522 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Patty in 1929
Top girls' names in 1929
Top boys' names in 1929
More about 1929
girls
1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 1,767 of them was named Patty, which outranked 95.3% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 153,659 of them was named Patty, which outranked 28.6% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,980Wilgus8
- #2,980Wilmon8
- #2,980Wolfgang8
- #3,247Patty7
- #3,247Abelino7
- #3,247Adelmo7
- #3,247Admiral7
- #3,559Abdon6
- #3,559Achilles6
- #3,559Addis6
Tied with 311 names at #3,247; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.