Recorded 1880–2000 Girls' name Peak 1958 9,504 births

Pattie — girls' name

9,504 babies named Pattie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1950s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Pattie was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

291 babies were named Pattie in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pattie

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,504 babies named Pattie between 1880 and 2000, spanning 121 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pattie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 291 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pattie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 2,109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Pattie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 1,584 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Pattie in 32 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pattie 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 9,504 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.

Pattie at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

9,504

Since 1880

121 years of records

Peak year

1958

291 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1880

Recorded for 121 years

Last year on file: 2000

Pattie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1880

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1958)
291
Annual births at peak — across 121 years of records
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Pattie popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1920 (Pattie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1920 5

Pattie by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
2,109 births that decade — 22% of Pattie's all-time total
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Pattie by state

Where Pattie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Pattie
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%
North Carolina share of Pattie's total US births 16.7%
Even split

1,584 of 9,504 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.

Pattie appears in 32 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pattie?
9,504 babies have been named Pattie since 1880. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1958 with 291 births.
When was Pattie most popular?
Pattie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 2,109 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Pattie most popular?
The top states for the name Pattie are North Carolina (1,584 births), Virginia (652 births), Texas (546 births).
How long has the name Pattie been used?
Pattie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 121 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Pattie?
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.

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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, 1880–2000 (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.