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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Pat

Used in both girl and boy records

Pat appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Pat by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDPat as a girl’s nameUS records 1897–1991
#610girl rank1941peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDPat as a boy’s nameUS records 1880–2014
#667boy rank1960peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Pat in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19411,900 uses#13419401897–199189 listed years
Boy19601,000 uses#24019371880–2014125 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.