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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #140, 1959girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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
1887
1886
1885
1884
1883#8176
1882
1881
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 1975

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #409 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,026 girlsMNIllinois: #603 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,977 girlsILWisconsin: #511 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,491 girlsWIMichigan: #815 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,286 girlsMINew York: #1,008 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 10,181 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedIAIndiana: #526 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,911 girlsINOhio: #511 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,952 girlsOHPennsylvania: #498 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,646 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,054 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 10,650 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedNEMissouri: #343 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,427 girlsMOKentucky: #348 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,340 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedVAMaryland: #460 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,536 girlsMDDelaware: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedKSArkansas: #401 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,528 girlsARTennessee: #393 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,937 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #425 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,234 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #409 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,764 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #516 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,196 girlsLAMississippi: #501 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,110 girlsMSAlabama: #451 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,121 girlsALGeorgia: #325 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,935 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Patty, so not publishedHITexas: #764 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 6,381 girlsTXFlorida: #699 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,905 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Georgia#325 · 1 in 1,935
  2. Missouri#343 · 1 in 2,427
  3. Kentucky#348 · 1 in 2,340
  4. Tennessee#393 · 1 in 2,937
  5. Arkansas#401 · 1 in 2,528

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#325161 in 1,935
Missouri#343121 in 2,427
Kentucky#348101 in 2,340
Tennessee#39391 in 2,937
Arkansas#40151 in 2,528
Minnesota#40961 in 4,026
South Carolina#40961 in 2,764
North Carolina#425101 in 3,234
Alabama#45171 in 3,121
Maryland#46051 in 3,536
Pennsylvania#498141 in 4,646
Mississippi#50151 in 3,110
Ohio#511141 in 4,952
Wisconsin#51151 in 5,491
Louisiana#51681 in 3,196
Indiana#52671 in 4,911
Illinois#603141 in 4,977
Florida#69971 in 5,905
Texas#764151 in 6,381
Michigan#81561 in 9,286
New York#1,008101 in 10,181
California#1,054131 in 10,650
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Colorado
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Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
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Iowa
Kansas
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Massachusetts
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
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North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
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Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming

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 1975

girls
#628
251 births · 1 in 5,808 girls

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #628Patty251
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 5,808 of them was named Patty, which outranked 94.1% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Patty
  1. #625Athena252
  2. #625Geneva252
  3. #625Paulette252
  4. #628Patty251
  5. #628Stella251
  6. #630Bianca249
  7. #630Hilda249
  8. #632Tiana248

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. 1,732Pepper#2,683#951
  2. 1,666Mandie#2,396#730
  3. 1,140Tiana#1,772#632
  4. 779Lacy#1,486#707
  5. 719Lacey#1,284#565
Fallers
  1. 447Nia#672#1,119
  2. 429Alethea#716#1,145
  3. 404Cicely#608#1,012
  4. 307Elaina#994#1,301
  5. 303Cristin#938#1,241

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

See the top 100 for 1975