Girls' name · since 1998
Patzy
Patzy has 40 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #37,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
40 girls have been named Patzy since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Patzy recorded 40 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2006.
- #37,641 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 40 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Patzy ranks #37,641 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #37,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Patzy's 40 recorded births place it above 47.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Patzy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Patzy splits its recorded history at 2001: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Patzy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2006
- Peak year (1999)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Patzy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (23 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Patzy's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Patzy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23 births (57% of all-time use).
Patzy by state
Where Patzy concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 12.5% |
5 of 40 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Patzys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Patzy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1998–2006 (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 Patzy 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.