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

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Peak · girls
1959 · 3,113 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
62,452
since 1880

Patty over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Patty has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201931peak #140, 1959girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#14,9425—
2024#12,1617—
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2022——
2021#13,4646—
2020——
2019——
2018——
2017#12,7137—
2016#12,8767—
2015#13,0067—
2014#13,0697—
2013#13,1507—
2012#9,71111—
2011#10,37410—
2010#13,4487—
2009#9,37912—
2008#8,96513—
2007#7,09218—
2006#10,61110—
2005#6,82017—
2004#10,6909—
2003#7,20715—
2002#6,12918—
2001#4,44727—
2000#5,93718—
1999#5,21920—
1998#5,12320—
1997#4,00727—
1996#4,05926—
1995#3,78028—
1994#3,70429—
1993#2,60047—
1992#2,68745—
1991#2,42052—
1990#2,23457—
1989#2,37149—
1988#1,57983—
1987#1,77666—
1986#1,73667—
1985#1,62173—
1984#1,41482—
1983#1,183110—
1982#1,107127—
1981#1,093127—
1980#1,206109—
1979#1,069129—
1978#958145—
1977#854172—
1976#753192—
1975#628251—
1974#542311—
1973#504341—
1972#457407#4,9865
1971#413514—
1970#395595—
1969#344679—
1968#324719—
1967#286889#2,9858
1966#2561,110—
1965#1981,664#3,9305
1964#1672,348#3,6016
1963#1762,194—
1962#1722,332—
1961#1572,650#3,0978
1960#1452,936—
1959#1403,113#2,66310
1958#1462,789—
1957#1742,169#3,9935
1956#2131,447#3,2167
1955#2221,330#3,8865
1954#2271,249—
1953#2391,139—
1952#2451,045—
1951#252923—
1950#251902—
1949#2301,044—
1948#2171,138#3,6685
1947#2031,318—
1946#1911,289#2,9197
1945#1921,059#2,3939
1944#203981#2,8627
1943#1871,186#2,07413
1942#1861,164#2,26811
1941#1761,139#2,8727
1940#1751,099—
1939#1811,052#2,4499
1938#1751,158#2,18511
1937#1801,112#2,6808
1936#183986#3,1476
1935#190916—
1934#1731,072#3,6795
1933#191894—
1932#214839#3,0927
1931#213827#2,6519
1930#223769#2,44411
1929#250632#3,2477
1928#292512#3,6976
1927#319437#4,2105
1926#379324#4,2015
1925#419270—
1924#537181—
1923#625139#3,4677
1922#706106#4,3075
1921#84577#4,3225
1920#78086#4,2865
1919#93357—
1918#1,03149—
1917#1,00249#3,9815
1916#1,05943#3,1777
1915#1,02542—
1914#1,17527#2,9156
1913#1,22921—
1912#1,05524—
1911#1,24114—
1910#1,26713—
1909#1,4719—
1908#1,4399—
1907#1,6397—
1906#1,4168—
1905#1,05713—
1904#1,4867—
1903#1,5926—
1902#1,5946—
1901#1,2278—
1900#1,3199—
1899#1,3946—
1898——
1897——
1896#1,4166—
1895#1,5925—
1894#1,3536—
1893#1,0239—
1892——
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1889#1,2795—
1888#1,0367—
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First appearance
1880

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 1931

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNHWashington: #116 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 484 girlsWAIdaho: #169 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 697 girlsIDMontana: #80 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 285 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #248 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,180 girlsMNIllinois: #206 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,551 girlsILWisconsin: #293 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,297 girlsWIMichigan: #222 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,751 girlsMINew York: #593 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 12,947 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #96 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 392 girlsSDIowa: #83 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 366 girlsIAIndiana: #56 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 263 girlsINOhio: #91 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 421 girlsOHPennsylvania: #218 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,841 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #244 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,596 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedUTColorado: #161 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 809 girlsCONebraska: #84 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 382 girlsNEMissouri: #149 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 729 girlsMOKentucky: #170 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 788 girlsKYWest Virginia: #98 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 373 girlsWVVirginia: #393 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,518 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNMKansas: #125 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 562 girlsKSArkansas: #209 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 977 girlsARTennessee: #225 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,459 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #269 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,110 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #106 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 488 girlsOKLouisiana: #370 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,888 girlsLAMississippi: #284 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,674 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedALGeorgia: #373 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,698 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedHITexas: #279 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,441 girlsTXFlorida: #258 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,466 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Indiana#56 · 1 in 263
  2. Montana#80 · 1 in 285
  3. Iowa#83 · 1 in 366
  4. Nebraska#84 · 1 in 382
  5. Ohio#91 · 1 in 421

Best ever in a state: #33 in West Virginia, 1938.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Indiana#56901 in 263
Montana#80121 in 285
Iowa#83501 in 366
Nebraska#84281 in 382
Ohio#911121 in 421
South Dakota#96141 in 392
West Virginia#98461 in 373
Oklahoma#106451 in 488
Washington#116181 in 484
Kansas#125251 in 562
Missouri#149371 in 729
Colorado#161101 in 809
Idaho#16951 in 697
Kentucky#170331 in 788
Illinois#206341 in 1,551
Arkansas#209181 in 977
Pennsylvania#218421 in 1,841
Michigan#222221 in 1,751
Tennessee#225181 in 1,459
California#244221 in 1,596
Minnesota#24891 in 2,180
Florida#25881 in 1,466
North Carolina#269161 in 2,110
Texas#279391 in 1,441
Mississippi#284121 in 1,674
Wisconsin#29371 in 3,297
Louisiana#37071 in 2,888
Georgia#37381 in 3,698
Virginia#39351 in 4,518
New York#59371 in 12,947
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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
Momentum · girls
Brand new
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
79 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1959 at #140 (3,113 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 62 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 62 yrs · run 1919–1978
Share of babies · girls
1 in 650
  • Highest: 1 in 650 girls born in 1959 were named Patty (0.15%)
  • Latest: 1 in 321,453 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 28.1% of all girls named Patty (17,521) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s27#580 (1880)#928
1890s32#1,023 (1893)#1,356
1900s82#1,057 (1905)#1,424
1910s339#933 (1919)#1,102
1920s2,764#250 (1929)#515
1930s9,625#173 (1934)#192
1940s11,417#175 (1940)#196
1950s16,106#140 (1959)#211
1960s17,521#145 (1960)#223
1970s3,057#395 (1970)#657
1980s893#1,093 (1981)#1,509
1990s351#2,234 (1990)#3,583
2000s157#4,447 (2001)#7,728
2010s63#9,711 (2012)#12,293
2020s18#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 1931

girls
#213
827 births · 1 in 1,287 girls
boys
#2,651
9 births · 1 in 115,518 boys

Top girls' names in 1931

  1. #1Mary60,299
  2. #2Betty36,105
  3. #3Dorothy26,524
  4. #4Barbara21,804
  5. #5Joan19,119
  6. #6Helen17,664
  7. #7Margaret17,332
  8. #8Patricia16,469
  9. #9Shirley14,405
  10. #10Doris13,629
  11. #213Patty827

Top boys' names in 1931

  1. #1Robert60,519
  2. #2James51,212
  3. #3John48,423
  4. #4William43,280
  5. #5Richard31,822
  6. #6Charles29,934
  7. #7Donald29,100
  8. #8George20,685
  9. #9Joseph19,326
  10. #10Thomas16,847
  11. #2,651Patty9
More about 1931

girls

1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 1,287 of them was named Patty, which outranked 95.7% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Patty
  1. #210Della863
  2. #211Diane857
  3. #212Carole850
  4. #213Patty827
  5. #214Suzanne805
  6. #215Marcia799
  7. #216Regina777
Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 857Joretta#1,320 → #463
  2. ↑ 519Joetta#1,460 → #941
  3. ↑ 483Sondra#1,031 → #548
  4. ↑ 465Celine#1,460 → #995
  5. ↑ 343Lynne#1,274 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 377Margo#937 → #1,314
  2. ↓ 349Rachael#894 → #1,243
  3. ↓ 317Evelyne#926 → #1,243
  4. ↓ 287Vivien#971 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 283Ardeth#629 → #912

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 115,518 of them was named Patty, which outranked 38.6% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Patty
  1. #2,471Wilmar10
  2. #2,471Ygnacio10
  3. #2,471Yoshito10
  4. #2,651Patty9
  5. #2,651Addie9
  6. #2,651Agnes9
  7. #2,651Albion9
  8. #2,864Abie8
  9. #2,864Acy8
  10. #2,864Addis8

Tied with 212 names at #2,651; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 794Kenton#1,753 → #959
  2. ↑ 420Wyman#1,330 → #910
  3. ↑ 408Jan#1,330 → #922
  4. ↑ 402Leopold#1,399 → #997
  5. ↑ 398Odie#1,299 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Artie#976 → #1,489
  2. ↓ 469Arnulfo#892 → #1,361
  3. ↓ 385Rose#832 → #1,217
  4. ↓ 357Ransom#976 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Jodie#990 → #1,333

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1931 →