Girls' name · since 1880
Patty
Patty has 62,452 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #515 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,952 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 62,452
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Patty currently ranks #14952 among girls' names in America, with 62,452 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Patty has been recorded 62,452 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #14952 nationally and more common than 14% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. 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 2025.
- #515 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,952 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 62,452 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Patty ranks #515 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,952 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 62,452 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #515 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,952 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 62,452
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Patty's 62,452 recorded births place it above 99.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Patty compares
62,452 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Patty's all-time total is 166x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Patty | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 62,452 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,113 | 21 | 19,840 |
Patty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Patty splits its recorded history at 1956: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 3,113 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Patty popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1959)
- 3,113
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Patty popularity over time - boys
247 total births recorded since 1914 (Patty as boys' name)
Patty by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (17,521 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Patty's strongest decade.
17,521 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Patty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 27
1880s
27 births
- 1890s 32
1890s
32 births
- 1900s 82
1900s
82 births
- 1910s 339
1910s
339 births
- 1920s 2,764
1920s
2,764 births
- 1930s
1930s
9,625 births
- 1940s
1940s
11,417 births
- 1950s
1950s
16,106 births
- 1960s
1960s
17,521 births
- 1970s 3,057
1970s
3,057 births
- 1980s 893
1980s
893 births
- 1990s 351
1990s
351 births
- 2000s 157
2000s
157 births
- 2010s 63
2010s
63 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17,521 births (28% of all-time use).
How Patty 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 Patty's total volume
Patty by state
Where Patty concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5,168 | 8.3% |
| #2 | California | | 4,030 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 3,401 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 3,344 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 2,880 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Texas | | 2,817 | 4.5% |
| #7 | West Virginia | | 2,583 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 2,399 | 3.8% |
5,168 of 62,452 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Patty appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Patty's data
- Patty's decade-level peak was the 1960s (17,521 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Pattys (5,168 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Patty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Patty 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.