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Patty

/ˈpæti/ · 100% girls · 5 born in 2025

Patty has been given to about 62,699 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈpæti/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 46,978
Median age today68 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Patty per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1959 · 3,123
  • Born in 20255
  • All time62,699

How popular is Patty?

Its best year was 1959, when 3,123 babies were given the name, ranking 140th. The typical living American called Patty is about 68 years old today.

Names that sound like Patty

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Patsy0.79
  2. Patti0.79
  3. Katy0.78
  4. Pat0.68
  5. Pansy0.64
  6. Pattie0.62
  7. Paityn0.57
  8. Betty0.49

Middle names for Patty

Ranked by flow score
  1. Patty Eve0.80
  2. Patty Elizabeth0.78
  3. Patty Josephine0.78
  4. Patty Anne0.78
  5. Patty Rose0.77
  6. Patty Louise0.77

Sibling names for Patty

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ramonasister · 0.94
  2. Gwensister · 0.91
  3. Myrasister · 0.91
  4. Tommybrother · 0.89
  5. Frankieeither · 0.88
  6. Jaybrother · 0.87

Where Patty is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Patty Anderson0.74
    2. Patty White0.72
    3. Patty Reyes0.72
    4. Patty Nguyen0.72
    5. Patty Moore0.72
    6. Patty Lee0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Patty

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.