Recorded 1934–1989 Girls' name Peak 1959 403 births

Pati — girls' name

403 babies named Pati in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s221940s771950s1761960s1181970s51980s5
1950s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Pati was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

36 babies were named Pati in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pati

The Social Security Administration has registered 403 babies named Pati between 1934 and 1989, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pati currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pati performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 176 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Pati shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Pati in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pati in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 403 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Pati at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

403

Since 1934

56 years of records

Peak year

1959

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1934

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1989

Pati popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1934

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1959)
36
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
010203040 19891966196119561951194619381934 5

Pati by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
176 births that decade — 44% of Pati's all-time total
1930s221940s771950s1761960s1181970s51980s5

Pati by state

Where Pati concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Pati
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.2%
#2 New York
5 1.2%
California share of Pati's total US births 1.2%
Even split

5 of 403 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pati?
403 babies have been named Pati since 1934. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1959 with 36 births.
When was Pati most popular?
Pati was most popular in the 1950s decade with 176 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Pati most popular?
The top states for the name Pati are California (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Pati been used?
Pati has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 56 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Pati?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Patricia, Patsy, Patty, Patti, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1934–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.