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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201944peak #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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1883#8176—
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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 1944

  • 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 · 38 births · 1 in 494 girlsWAIdaho: #90 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 354 girlsIDMontana: #147 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 662 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #159 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,190 girlsMNIllinois: #213 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,712 girlsILWisconsin: #320 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,441 girlsWIMichigan: #289 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,163 girlsMINew York: #451 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 7,031 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedRIOregon: #173 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,106 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #160 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 954 girlsSDIowa: #77 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 411 girlsIAIndiana: #80 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 390 girlsINOhio: #119 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 704 girlsOHPennsylvania: #192 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,536 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #200 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,228 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedUTColorado: #130 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 601 girlsCONebraska: #86 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 437 girlsNEMissouri: #127 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 788 girlsMOKentucky: #105 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 524 girlsKYWest Virginia: #52 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 258 girlsWVVirginia: #201 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,130 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedDEArizona: #234 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,089 girlsAZNew Mexico: #175 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 704 girlsNMKansas: #91 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 424 girlsKSArkansas: #214 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,215 girlsARTennessee: #232 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,636 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #279 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,166 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #304 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,384 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #159 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 882 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedLAMississippi: #299 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,000 girlsMSAlabama: #357 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,575 girlsALGeorgia: #332 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,743 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedHITexas: #282 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,760 girlsTXFlorida: #362 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,183 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#52 · 1 in 258
  2. Iowa#77 · 1 in 411
  3. Indiana#80 · 1 in 390
  4. Nebraska#86 · 1 in 437
  5. Idaho#90 · 1 in 354

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#52711 in 258
Iowa#77491 in 411
Indiana#80791 in 390
Nebraska#86231 in 437
Idaho#90131 in 354
Kansas#91341 in 424
Washington#101381 in 494
Kentucky#105531 in 524
Ohio#119851 in 704
Missouri#127391 in 788
Colorado#130171 in 601
Montana#14761 in 662
Minnesota#159201 in 1,190
Oklahoma#159231 in 882
South Dakota#16051 in 954
Oregon#17391 in 1,106
New Mexico#17591 in 704
Pennsylvania#192521 in 1,536
California#200651 in 1,228
Virginia#201261 in 1,130
Illinois#213371 in 1,712
Arkansas#214161 in 1,215
Tennessee#232191 in 1,636
Arizona#23461 in 1,089
North Carolina#279191 in 2,166
Texas#282431 in 1,760
Michigan#289161 in 3,163
Mississippi#299121 in 2,000
South Carolina#304101 in 2,384
Wisconsin#32061 in 4,441
Georgia#332131 in 2,743
Alabama#35791 in 3,575
Florida#36271 in 3,183
New York#451151 in 7,031
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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 1944

girls
#203
981 births · 1 in 1,353 girls
boys
#2,862
7 births · 1 in 194,696 boys

Top girls' names in 1944

  1. #1Mary62,476
  2. #2Barbara39,196
  3. #3Linda38,415
  4. #4Patricia36,874
  5. #5Carol30,456
  6. #6Sandra26,024
  7. #7Nancy23,218
  8. #8Sharon22,433
  9. #9Judith22,431
  10. #10Betty19,761
  11. #203Patty981

Top boys' names in 1944

  1. #1James76,951
  2. #2Robert70,855
  3. #3John66,616
  4. #4William52,375
  5. #5Richard45,643
  6. #6David37,382
  7. #7Charles34,662
  8. #8Thomas31,604
  9. #9Michael26,717
  10. #10Ronald25,513
  11. #2,862Patty7
More about 1944

girls

1,327,223 girls got a published name in 1944; 1 in 1,353 of them was named Patty, which outranked 96.1% of the 5,243 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Patty
  1. #200Angela1,008
  2. #201Nina1,007
  3. #202Claire1,006
  4. #203Patty981
  5. #204Bonita979
  6. #205Jacquelyn972
  7. #206Agnes961
Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,229Dorinda#1,834 → #605
  2. ↑ 611Deirdre#1,556 → #945
  3. ↑ 504Alana#1,251 → #747
  4. ↑ 460Elyse#1,327 → #867
  5. ↑ 407Joella#1,395 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 613Michal#996 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 493Aloma#762 → #1,255
  3. ↓ 448Louvenia#916 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 347Norine#889 → #1,236
  5. ↓ 341Lyla#864 → #1,205

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

boys

1,362,875 boys got a published name in 1944; 1 in 194,696 of them was named Patty, which outranked 26.8% of the 3,909 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Patty
  1. #2,633Watt8
  2. #2,633Willia8
  3. #2,633Willmer8
  4. #2,862Patty7
  5. #2,862Abie7
  6. #2,862Acey7
  7. #2,862Alben7
  8. #3,109Abdul6
  9. #3,109Abran6
  10. #3,109Acy6

Tied with 246 names at #2,862; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 647Rickie#1,461 → #814
  2. ↑ 586Rusty#1,577 → #991
  3. ↑ 585Humberto#1,280 → #695
  4. ↑ 408Llewellyn#1,343 → #935
  5. ↑ 402Hilario#1,308 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 359Elwyn#923 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 356Albin#856 → #1,212
  3. ↓ 348Prentiss#980 → #1,328
  4. ↓ 286Barrie#969 → #1,255
  5. ↓ 269Duke#986 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1944 →