Patti vs Patricia

Side-by-side comparison of Patti and Patricia — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Patti

Girl name

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Name B

Patricia

Girl name · Rank #1298

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Metric Patti Patricia
Current Rank Unranked #1298
Total Births (all years) 44,705 1,573,445
Peak Year 1958 1951
Peak Year Births 3,115 56,446
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1888 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Patti Patricia
1880ss 12 58
1890ss 12 331
1900ss 11 1,336
1910ss 89 9,707
1920ss 501 74,732
1930ss 1,542 220,579
1940ss 4,478 411,412
1950ss 20,604 459,686
1960ss 14,338 231,169
1970ss 2,366 81,110
1980ss 536 45,128
1990ss 133 24,118
2000ss 51 9,319
2010ss 32 3,730
2020ss — 1,030

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Patti Patricia
2014 — 379
2015 6 351
2016 5 387
2017 7 308
2018 7 299
2019 — 281
2020 — 217
2021 — 212
2022 — 222
2023 — 202
2024 — 177

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1888–2018.

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