Girls' name · since 1921
Pattye
Pattye has 297 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1932 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 297
- total births
- 1921–1964
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 28%
- born in that decade
Pattye is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 297 have been recorded since 1921.
Social Security Administration records show Pattye recorded 297 times among girls since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1964.
- 297 total births
- 1921–1964 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 28% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
297 girls have been named Pattye since 1921, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1964.
- 297
- total births
- 1921–1964
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 28%
- born in that decade
28% of everyone ever named Pattye was born in this single decade.
19 babies were named Pattye in 1932 - its busiest year on record.
Pattye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pattye's SSA record in two at 1943 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1934, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1932 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pattye at a glance
Last recorded 1964Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Pattye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1964
- Peak year (1932)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1964.
297 total births across 44 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1932 with 19 births in a single year.
Pattye by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1930s was Pattye's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Pattye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
47 births
- 1930s
1930s
83 births
- 1940s
1940s
69 births
- 1950s
1950s
66 births
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 83 births (28% of all-time use).
Pattye decade highlights
- Peak decade 83 births
- Runner-up 69 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Pattye by state
Where Pattye concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
Top 5 states
- Tennessee 2.0% of nationwide
- Texas 1.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Tennessee accounts for 2.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Pattye's data
- Pattye's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (83 total births) through the 1960s (32) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Tennessee records the most Pattyes (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1921–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Pattye: Baby Name Since 1921 - 297 Births, Peak 1932." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/pattye. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Pattye 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 July 2026.
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