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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201935peak #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—
2023——
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——
1891——
1890——
1889#1,2795—
1888#1,0367—
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1883#8176—
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1880#5809—
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 1935

  • 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: #101 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 408 girlsWAIdaho: #118 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 440 girlsIDMontana: #134 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 618 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #127 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 501 girlsNDMinnesota: #232 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,148 girlsMNIllinois: #188 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,327 girlsILWisconsin: #331 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,528 girlsWIMichigan: #264 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,533 girlsMINew York: #523 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 10,350 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedRIOregon: #176 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,013 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #140 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 625 girlsSDIowa: #83 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 384 girlsIAIndiana: #59 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 264 girlsINOhio: #96 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 436 girlsOHPennsylvania: #187 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,403 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #263 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,838 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedUTColorado: #94 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 347 girlsCONebraska: #95 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 418 girlsNEMissouri: #130 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 627 girlsMOKentucky: #169 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 831 girlsKYWest Virginia: #37 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 175 girlsWVVirginia: #241 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,760 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedDEArizona: #139 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 486 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNMKansas: #72 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 329 girlsKSArkansas: #222 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,053 girlsARTennessee: #207 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,189 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #210 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,261 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #393 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,099 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #115 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 511 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedLAMississippi: #290 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,839 girlsMSAlabama: #303 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,438 girlsALGeorgia: #312 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,522 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedHITexas: #445 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,338 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#37 · 1 in 175
  2. Indiana#59 · 1 in 264
  3. Kansas#72 · 1 in 329
  4. Iowa#83 · 1 in 384
  5. Colorado#94 · 1 in 347

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#371051 in 175
Indiana#59861 in 264
Kansas#72391 in 329
Iowa#83471 in 384
Colorado#94231 in 347
Nebraska#95231 in 418
Ohio#961051 in 436
Washington#101221 in 408
Oklahoma#115431 in 511
Idaho#11881 in 440
North Dakota#127111 in 501
Missouri#130421 in 627
Montana#13461 in 618
Arizona#13981 in 486
South Dakota#14081 in 625
Kentucky#169321 in 831
Oregon#17651 in 1,013
Pennsylvania#187511 in 1,403
Illinois#188381 in 1,327
Tennessee#207231 in 1,189
North Carolina#210291 in 1,261
Arkansas#222181 in 1,053
Minnesota#23291 in 2,148
Virginia#241131 in 1,760
California#263191 in 1,838
Michigan#264151 in 2,533
Mississippi#290121 in 1,839
Alabama#303121 in 2,438
Georgia#312121 in 2,522
Wisconsin#33151 in 4,528
South Carolina#39351 in 4,099
Texas#445171 in 3,338
New York#52381 in 10,350
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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 1935

girls
#190
916 births · 1 in 1,145 girls

Top girls' names in 1935

  1. #1Mary55,076
  2. #2Shirley42,366
  3. #3Barbara30,698
  4. #4Betty28,674
  5. #5Patricia22,879
  6. #6Dorothy19,406
  7. #7Joan18,220
  8. #8Margaret14,727
  9. #9Nancy14,544
  10. #10Helen12,785
  11. #190Patty916
More about 1935

girls

1,048,577 girls got a published name in 1935; 1 in 1,145 of them was named Patty, which outranked 96.1% of the 4,893 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Patty
  1. #187Stella945
  2. #188Dixie930
  3. #188Erma930
  4. #190Patty916
  5. #191Rosemarie912
  6. #192Nora910
  7. #193Johnnie904
Biggest movers since 1934
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,736Norita#3,449 → #713
  2. ↑ 1,073Shelby#1,913 → #840
  3. ↑ 672Darla#1,344 → #672
  4. ↑ 396Shirleyann#1,292 → #896
  5. ↑ 375Loris#1,236 → #861
Fallers
  1. ↓ 545Marcelina#938 → #1,483
  2. ↓ 456Tomasa#925 → #1,381
  3. ↓ 393Glendora#938 → #1,331
  4. ↓ 388Marceline#993 → #1,381
  5. ↓ 358Rheta#526 → #884

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

See the top 100 for 1935 →