Recorded 1921–1964 Girls' name Peak 1932 297 births

Pattye — girls' name

297 babies named Pattye in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s471930s831940s691950s661960s32
1930s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Pattye was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

19 babies were named Pattye in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pattye

The Social Security Administration has registered 297 babies named Pattye between 1921 and 1964, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pattye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pattye performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Pattye shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Pattye in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pattye 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 297 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.

Pattye at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

297

Since 1921

44 years of records

Peak year

1932

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1921

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1964

Pattye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1921

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1932)
19
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
05101520 19641958195219451940193319281921 6

Pattye by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
83 births that decade — 28% of Pattye's all-time total
1920s471930s831940s691950s661960s32

Pattye by state

Where Pattye concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Pattye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
6 2.0%
#2 Texas
5 1.7%
Tennessee share of Pattye's total US births 2.0%
Even split

6 of 297 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pattye?
297 babies have been named Pattye since 1921. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1932 with 19 births.
When was Pattye most popular?
Pattye was most popular in the 1930s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
Where is Pattye most popular?
The top states for the name Pattye are Tennessee (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Pattye been used?
Pattye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 44 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Pattye?
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.

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, 1921–1964 (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.