Girls' name · since 1927
Patt
Since 1927, U.S. Social Security records show 400 babies named Patt, peaking in 1946. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,515 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 400
- born since 1927
- 1940s
- peak decade
Patt is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 400 have been recorded since 1927.
Patt has 400 recorded births among girls since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1962.
- #13,515 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 400 born since 1927
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Patt ranks #13,515 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 400 born since 1927, peaking in the 1940s.
- #13,515 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 400
- born since 1927
- 1940s
- peak decade
Patt's 400 recorded births place it above 81.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Patt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Patt's full recorded timeline at 1942, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1946 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Patt popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1962
- Peak year (1946)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Patt popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1952 (Patt as boys' name)
Patt by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (174 births, 44% of the file).
1940s was Patt's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Patt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1930s
1930s
153 births
- 1940s
1940s
174 births
- 1950s 46
1950s
46 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 174 births (44% of all-time use).
Patt by state
Where Patt concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.3% |
24 of 400 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Patt's data
- Patt's decade-level peak was the 1940s (174 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Patts (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Patt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1927–1962 (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 Patt 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.