Girls' name · since 1968
Patches
151 babies named Patches in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Patches is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 151 have been recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Patches has been recorded 151 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1983.
- #22,726 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 151 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Patches ranks #22,726 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 151 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #22,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Patches's 151 recorded births place it above 68.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Patches's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Patches's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Patches popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1983
- Peak year (1975)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Patches by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (113 births, 75% of the file).
1970s was Patches's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Patches births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
113 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 113 births (75% of all-time use).
Patches by state
Where Patches concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 3.3% |
5 of 151 births nationwide.
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What to do with Patches's data
- Patches's decade-level peak was the 1970s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Patchess (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Patches: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
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, 1968–1983 (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 Patches 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.