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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201939peak #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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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 1939

  • 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: #134 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 600 girlsWAIdaho: #155 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 683 girlsIDMontana: #115 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 461 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #155 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,013 girlsMNIllinois: #161 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,119 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedWIMichigan: #219 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,976 girlsMINew York: #498 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 8,519 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedRIOregon: #150 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 939 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #173 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 943 girlsSDIowa: #89 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 454 girlsIAIndiana: #62 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 295 girlsINOhio: #81 for girls · 140 births · 1 in 360 girlsOHPennsylvania: #157 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,004 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #233 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,471 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedUTColorado: #121 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 440 girlsCONebraska: #62 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 259 girlsNEMissouri: #94 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 447 girlsMOKentucky: #99 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 467 girlsKYWest Virginia: #47 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 209 girlsWVVirginia: #261 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,986 girlsVAMaryland: #265 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,404 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedDEArizona: #188 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 768 girlsAZNew Mexico: #234 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,110 girlsNMKansas: #73 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 333 girlsKSArkansas: #200 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 958 girlsARTennessee: #200 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,132 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #225 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,417 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #118 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 556 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedLAMississippi: #320 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,204 girlsMSAlabama: #334 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,834 girlsALGeorgia: #348 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,111 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedHITexas: #294 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,676 girlsTXFlorida: #261 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,535 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#47 · 1 in 209
  2. Nebraska#62 · 1 in 259
  3. Indiana#62 · 1 in 295
  4. Kansas#73 · 1 in 333
  5. Ohio#81 · 1 in 360

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#47901 in 209
Indiana#62861 in 295
Nebraska#62351 in 259
Kansas#73371 in 333
Ohio#811401 in 360
Iowa#89421 in 454
Missouri#94601 in 447
Kentucky#99591 in 467
Montana#11591 in 461
Oklahoma#118361 in 556
Colorado#121201 in 440
Washington#134181 in 600
Oregon#15071 in 939
Idaho#15561 in 683
Minnesota#155211 in 1,013
Pennsylvania#157721 in 1,004
Illinois#161481 in 1,119
South Dakota#17351 in 943
Arizona#18861 in 768
Arkansas#200191 in 958
Tennessee#200241 in 1,132
Michigan#219211 in 1,976
North Carolina#225261 in 1,417
California#233311 in 1,471
New Mexico#23451 in 1,110
Florida#26191 in 1,535
Virginia#261121 in 1,986
Maryland#26551 in 2,404
Texas#294341 in 1,676
Mississippi#320101 in 2,204
Alabama#334101 in 2,834
Georgia#348101 in 3,111
New York#498101 in 8,519
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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 1939

girls
#181
1,052 births · 1 in 1,042 girls
boys
#2,449
9 births · 1 in 122,984 boys

Top girls' names in 1939

  1. #1Mary54,900
  2. #2Barbara37,257
  3. #3Patricia29,701
  4. #4Betty23,639
  5. #5Shirley20,447
  6. #6Carol20,166
  7. #7Nancy19,723
  8. #8Judith16,625
  9. #9Dorothy15,169
  10. #10Margaret14,949
  11. #181Patty1,052

Top boys' names in 1939

  1. #1Robert59,666
  2. #2James59,636
  3. #3John51,025
  4. #4William42,071
  5. #5Richard35,386
  6. #6Charles30,789
  7. #7David25,360
  8. #8Donald24,056
  9. #9Thomas22,129
  10. #10Ronald19,837
  11. #2,449Patty9
More about 1939

girls

1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 1,042 of them was named Patty, which outranked 96.3% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Patty
  1. #178Velma1,068
  2. #179Myrtle1,064
  3. #180Mae1,060
  4. #181Patty1,052
  5. #182Dora1,045
  6. #183Cora1,040
  7. #184Jeannette1,018
Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 880April#1,805 → #925
  2. ↑ 865Karel#1,703 → #838
  3. ↑ 725Hedy#1,650 → #925
  4. ↑ 722Vivien#1,703 → #981
  5. ↑ 709Karon#1,547 → #838
Fallers
  1. ↓ 712Eulalia#972 → #1,684
  2. ↓ 446Shelvia#955 → #1,401
  3. ↓ 358Naoma#992 → #1,350
  4. ↓ 304Imelda#890 → #1,194
  5. ↓ 279Helaine#870 → #1,149

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

boys

1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 122,984 of them was named Patty, which outranked 38.3% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Patty
  1. #2,288Wray10
  2. #2,288Zeno10
  3. #2,288Zollie10
  4. #2,449Patty9
  5. #2,449Adin9
  6. #2,449Akira9
  7. #2,449Alferd9
  8. #2,609Abran8
  9. #2,609Adrien8
  10. #2,609Aime8

Tied with 159 names at #2,449; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 463Alfonzo#1,439 → #976
  2. ↑ 447Rod#1,439 → #992
  3. ↑ 443Estel#1,397 → #954
  4. ↑ 422Cameron#1,364 → #942
  5. ↑ 421Turner#1,337 → #916
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Gonzalo#779 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 497Judge#992 → #1,489
  3. ↓ 396Melville#963 → #1,359
  4. ↓ 355Agustin#883 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 351Antone#921 → #1,272

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

See the top 100 for 1939 →