Recorded 1927–1962 Girls' name Peak 1946 400 births

Patt — girls' name

400 babies named Patt in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s161930s1531940s1741950s461960s11
1940s
Peak decade

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

1946
Single peak year

24 babies were named Patt in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Patt

The Social Security Administration has registered 400 babies named Patt between 1927 and 1962, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Patt currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Patt performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Patt shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Patt in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Patt 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 400 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.

Patt at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

400

Since 1927

36 years of records

Peak year

1946

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1927

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1962

Patt popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1927

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1946)
24
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
0510152025 19621957194819441940193619321927 9

Patt popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 1952 (Patt as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19591952 5

Patt by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
174 births that decade — 44% of Patt's all-time total
1920s161930s1531940s1741950s461960s11

Patt by state

Where Patt concentrates geographically — total births since 1927

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Patt
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
24 6.0%
#2 Illinois
5 1.3%
California share of Patt's total US births 6.0%
Even split

24 of 400 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Patt?
400 babies have been named Patt since 1927. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1946 with 24 births.
When was Patt most popular?
Patt was most popular in the 1940s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
Where is Patt most popular?
The top states for the name Patt are California (24 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Patt been used?
Patt has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 36 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Patt?
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, 1927–1962 (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.