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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1959 · 3,113 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 62,452since 1880
Patty over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Patty has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | — | |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | — | |
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | #12,713 | 7 | — | |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | — | |
| 2015 | #13,006 | 7 | — | |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | — | |
| 2013 | #13,150 | 7 | — | |
| 2012 | #9,711 | 11 | — | |
| 2011 | #10,374 | 10 | — | |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | — | |
| 2009 | #9,379 | 12 | — | |
| 2008 | #8,965 | 13 | — | |
| 2007 | #7,092 | 18 | — | |
| 2006 | #10,611 | 10 | — | |
| 2005 | #6,820 | 17 | — | |
| 2004 | #10,690 | 9 | — | |
| 2003 | #7,207 | 15 | — | |
| 2002 | #6,129 | 18 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,447 | 27 | — | |
| 2000 | #5,937 | 18 | — | |
| 1999 | #5,219 | 20 | — | |
| 1998 | #5,123 | 20 | — | |
| 1997 | #4,007 | 27 | — | |
| 1996 | #4,059 | 26 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,780 | 28 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,704 | 29 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,600 | 47 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,687 | 45 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,420 | 52 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,234 | 57 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,371 | 49 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,579 | 83 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,776 | 66 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,736 | 67 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,621 | 73 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,414 | 82 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,183 | 110 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,107 | 127 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,093 | 127 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,206 | 109 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,069 | 129 | — | |
| 1978 | #958 | 145 | — | |
| 1977 | #854 | 172 | — | |
| 1976 | #753 | 192 | — | |
| 1975 | #628 | 251 | — | |
| 1974 | #542 | 311 | — | |
| 1973 | #504 | 341 | — | |
| 1972 | #457 | 407 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #413 | 514 | — | |
| 1970 | #395 | 595 | — | |
| 1969 | #344 | 679 | — | |
| 1968 | #324 | 719 | — | |
| 1967 | #286 | 889 | #2,985 | 8 |
| 1966 | #256 | 1,110 | — | |
| 1965 | #198 | 1,664 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #167 | 2,348 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #176 | 2,194 | — | |
| 1962 | #172 | 2,332 | — | |
| 1961 | #157 | 2,650 | #3,097 | 8 |
| 1960 | #145 | 2,936 | — | |
| 1959 | #140 | 3,113 | #2,663 | 10 |
| 1958 | #146 | 2,789 | — | |
| 1957 | #174 | 2,169 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #213 | 1,447 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #222 | 1,330 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #227 | 1,249 | — | |
| 1953 | #239 | 1,139 | — | |
| 1952 | #245 | 1,045 | — | |
| 1951 | #252 | 923 | — | |
| 1950 | #251 | 902 | — | |
| 1949 | #230 | 1,044 | — | |
| 1948 | #217 | 1,138 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #203 | 1,318 | — | |
| 1946 | #191 | 1,289 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1945 | #192 | 1,059 | #2,393 | 9 |
| 1944 | #203 | 981 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #187 | 1,186 | #2,074 | 13 |
| 1942 | #186 | 1,164 | #2,268 | 11 |
| 1941 | #176 | 1,139 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #175 | 1,099 | — | |
| 1939 | #181 | 1,052 | #2,449 | 9 |
| 1938 | #175 | 1,158 | #2,185 | 11 |
| 1937 | #180 | 1,112 | #2,680 | 8 |
| 1936 | #183 | 986 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #190 | 916 | — | |
| 1934 | #173 | 1,072 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #191 | 894 | — | |
| 1932 | #214 | 839 | #3,092 | 7 |
| 1931 | #213 | 827 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #223 | 769 | #2,444 | 11 |
| 1929 | #250 | 632 | #3,247 | 7 |
| 1928 | #292 | 512 | #3,697 | 6 |
| 1927 | #319 | 437 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #379 | 324 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #419 | 270 | — | |
| 1924 | #537 | 181 | — | |
| 1923 | #625 | 139 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | #706 | 106 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #845 | 77 | #4,322 | 5 |
| 1920 | #780 | 86 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #933 | 57 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,031 | 49 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,002 | 49 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #1,059 | 43 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1915 | #1,025 | 42 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,175 | 27 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1913 | #1,229 | 21 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,055 | 24 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,241 | 14 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,267 | 13 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,439 | 9 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,057 | 13 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,486 | 7 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,319 | 9 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | — | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,353 | 6 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,023 | 9 | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | #817 | 6 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | #580 | 9 | — | |
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 1962
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- West Virginia#87 · 1 in 358
- Montana#93 · 1 in 327
- Washington#97 · 1 in 360
- Minnesota#102 · 1 in 426
- Vermont#106 · 1 in 377
Best ever in a state: #33 in West Virginia, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #87 | 45 | 1 in 358 |
| Montana | #93 | 19 | 1 in 327 |
| Washington | #97 | 77 | 1 in 360 |
| Minnesota | #102 | 89 | 1 in 426 |
| Vermont | #106 | 9 | 1 in 377 |
| Idaho | #107 | 15 | 1 in 402 |
| South Dakota | #108 | 16 | 1 in 419 |
| North Dakota | #118 | 15 | 1 in 413 |
| Wyoming | #120 | 7 | 1 in 367 |
| Kentucky | #126 | 51 | 1 in 604 |
| Ohio | #127 | 177 | 1 in 556 |
| Indiana | #129 | 87 | 1 in 556 |
| Missouri | #132 | 78 | 1 in 546 |
| Nebraska | #132 | 28 | 1 in 512 |
| Wisconsin | #134 | 68 | 1 in 623 |
| Oregon | #135 | 30 | 1 in 513 |
| Maryland | #139 | 46 | 1 in 637 |
| Colorado | #140 | 34 | 1 in 564 |
| Oklahoma | #142 | 34 | 1 in 606 |
| Tennessee | #147 | 48 | 1 in 742 |
| Rhode Island | #148 | 10 | 1 in 783 |
| Iowa | #151 | 41 | 1 in 667 |
| Arkansas | #152 | 24 | 1 in 735 |
| Nevada | #158 | 5 | 1 in 548 |
| Illinois | #161 | 134 | 1 in 768 |
| Virginia | #161 | 48 | 1 in 838 |
| Arizona | #167 | 24 | 1 in 643 |
| Pennsylvania | #169 | 121 | 1 in 862 |
| Michigan | #171 | 92 | 1 in 892 |
| Kansas | #174 | 24 | 1 in 827 |
| Florida | #179 | 58 | 1 in 848 |
| Utah | #180 | 15 | 1 in 704 |
| Georgia | #182 | 49 | 1 in 891 |
| California | #184 | 198 | 1 in 876 |
| North Carolina | #185 | 50 | 1 in 954 |
| New Jersey | #193 | 55 | 1 in 1,037 |
| New Hampshire | #194 | 5 | 1 in 1,111 |
| Maine | #196 | 9 | 1 in 1,102 |
| Massachusetts | #200 | 38 | 1 in 1,352 |
| New Mexico | #220 | 12 | 1 in 961 |
| South Carolina | #221 | 22 | 1 in 1,154 |
| Louisiana | #223 | 32 | 1 in 1,189 |
| Texas | #231 | 99 | 1 in 1,117 |
| Hawaii | #234 | 7 | 1 in 909 |
| New York | #242 | 121 | 1 in 1,350 |
| District of Columbia | #246 | 10 | 1 in 1,306 |
| Alabama | #254 | 23 | 1 in 1,450 |
| Mississippi | #258 | 18 | 1 in 1,373 |
| Connecticut | #290 | 10 | 1 in 2,367 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 27 | #580 (1880) | #928 |
| 1890s | 32 | #1,023 (1893) | #1,356 |
| 1900s | 82 | #1,057 (1905) | #1,424 |
| 1910s | 339 | #933 (1919) | #1,102 |
| 1920s | 2,764 | #250 (1929) | #515 |
| 1930s | 9,625 | #173 (1934) | #192 |
| 1940s | 11,417 | #175 (1940) | #196 |
| 1950s | 16,106 | #140 (1959) | #211 |
| 1960s | 17,521 | #145 (1960) | #223 |
| 1970s | 3,057 | #395 (1970) | #657 |
| 1980s | 893 | #1,093 (1981) | #1,509 |
| 1990s | 351 | #2,234 (1990) | #3,583 |
| 2000s | 157 | #4,447 (2001) | #7,728 |
| 2010s | 63 | #9,711 (2012) | #12,293 |
| 2020s | 18 | #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 1962
girls
#172
2,332 births · 1 in 843 girls
Top girls' names in 1962
More about 1962
girls
1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 843 of them was named Patty, which outranked 97.7% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Patty
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.