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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201938peak #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——
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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 1938

  • 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: #117 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 498 girlsWAIdaho: #131 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 522 girlsIDMontana: #144 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 651 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #161 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,105 girlsMNIllinois: #158 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,004 girlsILWisconsin: #283 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,411 girlsWIMichigan: #277 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,818 girlsMINew York: #540 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 10,694 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedRIOregon: #159 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 895 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNVWyoming: #80 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 263 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #92 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 382 girlsSDIowa: #71 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 305 girlsIAIndiana: #62 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 263 girlsINOhio: #80 for girls · 143 births · 1 in 357 girlsOHPennsylvania: #142 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 800 girlsPANew Jersey: #332 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,117 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #217 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,272 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedUTColorado: #120 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 468 girlsCONebraska: #72 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 301 girlsNEMissouri: #114 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 571 girlsMOKentucky: #112 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 523 girlsKYWest Virginia: #33 for girls · 117 births · 1 in 163 girlsWVVirginia: #214 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,402 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: #70 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 293 girlsKSArkansas: #255 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,337 girlsARTennessee: #206 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,179 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #210 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,275 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #366 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,416 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #104 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 462 girlsOKLouisiana: #391 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,174 girlsLAMississippi: #270 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,611 girlsMSAlabama: #333 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,666 girlsALGeorgia: #375 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,852 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedHITexas: #295 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,649 girlsTXFlorida: #209 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 969 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#33 · 1 in 163
  2. Indiana#62 · 1 in 263
  3. Kansas#70 · 1 in 293
  4. Iowa#71 · 1 in 305
  5. Nebraska#72 · 1 in 301

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#331171 in 163
Indiana#62991 in 263
Kansas#70421 in 293
Iowa#71621 in 305
Nebraska#72301 in 301
Ohio#801431 in 357
Wyoming#8061 in 263
South Dakota#92121 in 382
Oklahoma#104441 in 462
Kentucky#112541 in 523
Missouri#114471 in 571
Washington#117221 in 498
Colorado#120191 in 468
Idaho#13181 in 522
Pennsylvania#142931 in 800
Montana#14461 in 651
Illinois#158551 in 1,004
Oregon#15971 in 895
Minnesota#161191 in 1,105
Tennessee#206231 in 1,179
Florida#209141 in 969
North Carolina#210291 in 1,275
Virginia#214171 in 1,402
California#217351 in 1,272
Arkansas#255141 in 1,337
Mississippi#270141 in 1,611
Michigan#277151 in 2,818
Wisconsin#28371 in 3,411
Texas#295351 in 1,649
New Jersey#33261 in 4,117
Alabama#333111 in 2,666
South Carolina#36661 in 3,416
Georgia#37581 in 3,852
Louisiana#39171 in 3,174
New York#54081 in 10,694
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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 1938

girls
#175
1,158 births · 1 in 953 girls
boys
#2,185
11 births · 1 in 100,832 boys

Top girls' names in 1938

  1. #1Mary56,225
  2. #2Barbara39,277
  3. #3Patricia27,560
  4. #4Betty25,506
  5. #5Shirley23,766
  6. #6Carol19,421
  7. #7Nancy18,951
  8. #8Dorothy16,358
  9. #9Margaret15,330
  10. #10Joan14,303
  11. #175Patty1,158

Top boys' names in 1938

  1. #1Robert62,271
  2. #2James59,102
  3. #3John50,517
  4. #4William42,433
  5. #5Richard34,385
  6. #6Charles31,151
  7. #7Donald26,677
  8. #8David22,994
  9. #9Thomas21,381
  10. #10Ronald20,295
  11. #2,185Patty11
More about 1938

girls

1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 953 of them was named Patty, which outranked 96.5% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Patty
  1. #172Gertrude1,167
  2. #173Leona1,164
  3. #174Velma1,160
  4. #175Patty1,158
  5. #176Rosemarie1,150
  6. #177Dora1,134
  7. #178Cora1,131
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,209Danielle#2,940 → #731
  2. ↑ 833Lorelei#1,451 → #618
  3. ↑ 623Helaine#1,493 → #870
  4. ↑ 399Janine#1,330 → #931
  5. ↑ 392Imelda#1,282 → #890
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,261Noreta#964 → #2,225
  2. ↓ 513Norita#532 → #1,045
  3. ↓ 432Noretta#856 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 366Ferne#950 → #1,316
  5. ↓ 327Verdell#904 → #1,231

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

boys

1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 100,832 of them was named Patty, which outranked 45.8% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Patty
  1. #2,084Woodroe12
  2. #2,084Yancy12
  3. #2,084Ysidro12
  4. #2,185Patty11
  5. #2,185Adalberto11
  6. #2,185Ancel11
  7. #2,185Angela11
  8. #2,326Ada10
  9. #2,326Afton10
  10. #2,326Alger10

Tied with 140 names at #2,185; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,314Dion#2,197 → #883
  2. ↑ 448Tex#1,212 → #764
  3. ↑ 425Lonny#1,233 → #808
  4. ↑ 401Gonzalo#1,180 → #779
  5. ↑ 383Lance#722 → #339
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Worth#1,000 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 528Estel#869 → #1,397
  3. ↓ 492Milburn#845 → #1,337
  4. ↓ 412Lonzo#835 → #1,247
  5. ↓ 405Joy#932 → #1,337

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

See the top 100 for 1938 →