Boys' name · since 2012

Patch

15 babies named Patch in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#31,573 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 2012
2010s
peak decade

Patch is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 15 have been recorded since 2012.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Patch has been recorded 15 times among boys since 2012, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2021.

  • #31,573 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 15 born since 2012
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Patch ranks #31,573 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.

#31,573 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 2012
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Patch's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Patch's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Patch's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded.

Patch popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2012)
5
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
5 201220132021 5

Patch by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).

2010s was Patch's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Patch births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Patch? ▼
Patch has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 2012, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #31,573 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 5 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
Where does Patch sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Patch ranks #31,573 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Patch most popular? ▼
Patch was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Patch been used? ▼
Patch has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 10 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Patch? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Patrick, Pat, Patsy, Patricia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Patch's data

  • Patch's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Patch

Nearby Names Like Patch

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Patch

Patrick Boy
#235 686,590 births
Pat Boy
26,732 births
Patsy Boy
7,713 births
Patricia Boy
4,961 births
Patricio Boy
#2334 4,619 births

Compare Patch side by side: Patch vs Patrick Patch vs Pat Patch vs Patsy

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Evester
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Deverl
15 births · Peak 1912
Underwood
15 births · Peak 1914
Abert
15 births · Peak 1915
Mansell
15 births · Peak 1915

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Patch: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2012–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Patch draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.