Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Patty
Endangered
Down 99.8% from peak
Peak era
1959
Peak births
3,113
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Patty
How many people are named Patty?
An estimated 32,719 living Americans are named Patty.
How rare is Patty?
Patty is very rare among babies today, with 5 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.8% from its 1959 peak.
How old is the typical Patty?
The median age of a living American named Patty is approximately 66 years, with most bearers falling between 61 and 71 years old.
Is Patty still popular?
No. Patty is endangered as a baby name, down 99.8% from its 1959 peak with 5 births in 2025.
Where is Patty most common?
Patty has its strongest geographic signal in West Virginia, where it appears 5.0× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19592025
Peak year
1959
Decline from peak
99.8%
2025
5
All-time
62,452
Where it lives now
Patty is most concentrated in West Virginia — about 4.8× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Patty is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.