Girls' name · since 1880
Pattie
Pattie has 9,504 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,739 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 9,504
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Pattie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 9,504 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pattie has been recorded 9,504 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2000.
- #1,739 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 9,504 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pattie ranks #1,739 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 9,504 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,739 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 9,504
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Pattie's 9,504 recorded births place it above 97.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Pattie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pattie's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 291, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pattie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2000
- Peak year (1958)
- 291
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Pattie popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1920 (Pattie as boys' name)
Pattie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (2,109 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Pattie's strongest decade.
2,109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Pattie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 245
1880s
245 births
- 1890s 323
1890s
323 births
- 1900s 326
1900s
326 births
- 1910s 685
1910s
685 births
- 1920s
1920s
999 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,213 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,286 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,109 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,722 births
- 1970s 418
1970s
418 births
- 1980s 134
1980s
134 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 2,109 births (22% of all-time use).
How Pattie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Pattie's total volume
Pattie by state
Where Pattie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 1,584 | 16.7% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 652 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 546 | 5.7% |
| #4 | California | | 296 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 288 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 230 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 189 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 179 | 1.9% |
1,584 of 9,504 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Pattie appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Pattie's data
- Pattie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (2,109 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Patties (1,584 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pattie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~120 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, 1880–2000 (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 Pattie 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.