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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #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 1943

  • 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: #91 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 422 girlsWAIdaho: #77 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 301 girlsIDMontana: #71 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 305 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #157 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 868 girlsNDMinnesota: #158 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,143 girlsMNIllinois: #196 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,431 girlsILWisconsin: #252 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,824 girlsWIMichigan: #211 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,879 girlsMINew York: #426 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 6,024 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedRIOregon: #113 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 552 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNVWyoming: #62 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 239 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #100 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 453 girlsSDIowa: #87 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 494 girlsIAIndiana: #72 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 366 girlsINOhio: #100 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 541 girlsOHPennsylvania: #182 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,326 girlsPANew Jersey: #293 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,287 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #212 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,418 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedUTColorado: #121 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 550 girlsCONebraska: #83 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 424 girlsNEMissouri: #114 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 686 girlsMOKentucky: #86 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 432 girlsKYWest Virginia: #50 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 235 girlsWVVirginia: #228 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,516 girlsVAMaryland: #239 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,886 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedDEArizona: #252 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,300 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNMKansas: #73 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 320 girlsKSArkansas: #241 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,385 girlsARTennessee: #200 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,189 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #227 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,485 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #326 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,771 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #108 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 562 girlsOKLouisiana: #341 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,498 girlsLAMississippi: #371 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,135 girlsMSAlabama: #313 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,615 girlsALGeorgia: #418 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,568 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedHITexas: #279 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,652 girlsTXFlorida: #418 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,167 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#50 · 1 in 235
  2. Wyoming#62 · 1 in 239
  3. Montana#71 · 1 in 305
  4. Indiana#72 · 1 in 366
  5. Kansas#73 · 1 in 320

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#50831 in 235
Wyoming#6281 in 239
Montana#71141 in 305
Indiana#72891 in 366
Kansas#73461 in 320
Idaho#77151 in 301
Nebraska#83241 in 424
Kentucky#86671 in 432
Iowa#87421 in 494
Washington#91441 in 422
Ohio#1001201 in 541
South Dakota#100111 in 453
Oklahoma#108381 in 562
Oregon#113191 in 552
Missouri#114481 in 686
Colorado#121191 in 550
North Dakota#15761 in 868
Minnesota#158221 in 1,143
Pennsylvania#182681 in 1,326
Illinois#196491 in 1,431
Tennessee#200271 in 1,189
Michigan#211301 in 1,879
California#212551 in 1,418
North Carolina#227291 in 1,485
Virginia#228201 in 1,516
Maryland#239101 in 1,886
Arkansas#241151 in 1,385
Arizona#25251 in 1,300
Wisconsin#252101 in 2,824
Texas#279451 in 1,652
New Jersey#293111 in 3,287
Alabama#313131 in 2,615
South Carolina#32691 in 2,771
Louisiana#341111 in 2,498
Mississippi#37181 in 3,135
Florida#41851 in 4,167
Georgia#41881 in 4,568
New York#426191 in 6,024
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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 1943

girls
#187
1,186 births · 1 in 1,176 girls
boys
#2,074
13 births · 1 in 109,792 boys

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #187Patty1,186

Top boys' names in 1943

  1. #1James80,278
  2. #2Robert74,892
  3. #3John68,929
  4. #4William55,904
  5. #5Richard46,339
  6. #6David37,240
  7. #7Charles36,632
  8. #8Thomas32,874
  9. #9Ronald29,239
  10. #10Michael24,745
  11. #2,074Patty13
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 1,176 of them was named Patty, which outranked 96.5% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Patty
  1. #184Penny1,203
  2. #185Marianne1,201
  3. #186Teresa1,194
  4. #187Patty1,186
  5. #188Stella1,182
  6. #189Rosemarie1,172
  7. #190Bessie1,148
Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 878Tana#1,559 → #681
  2. ↑ 754Rozanne#1,706 → #952
  3. ↑ 722Cheryle#1,592 → #870
  4. ↑ 596Tena#1,592 → #996
  5. ↑ 525Alexis#1,349 → #824
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Florida#997 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 467Jerilynn#581 → #1,048
  3. ↓ 364Lorelei#864 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 308Kaaren#536 → #844
  5. ↓ 305Erna#864 → #1,169

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

boys

1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 109,792 of them was named Patty, which outranked 48.7% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Patty
  1. #1,986Wray14
  2. #1,986Zachary14
  3. #1,986Zeb14
  4. #2,074Patty13
  5. #2,074Amedeo13
  6. #2,074Anna13
  7. #2,074Aubery13
  8. #2,182Alcide12
  9. #2,182Andrea12
  10. #2,182Axel12

Tied with 107 names at #2,074; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Derek#1,228 → #714
  2. ↑ 465Armond#1,421 → #956
  3. ↑ 368Les#1,214 → #846
  4. ↑ 347Aron#1,244 → #897
  5. ↑ 321Edsel#1,167 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Humberto#780 → #1,280
  2. ↓ 352Chauncey#928 → #1,280
  3. ↓ 352Clearence#991 → #1,343
  4. ↓ 344Macarthur#512 → #856
  5. ↓ 325Reyes#933 → #1,258

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

See the top 100 for 1943 →