NameData
Name file · Girl · SSA 1880–2024
Pat
Pat is a girl's name.
○ Now rarethe Silent Generation
40,122
Total named
78
Avg ageestimated
1941
Peak year
Unranked
Rank in 2024
Pat peaked in 1941, when about 1,900 girls were given the name. It's now too rare to crack the top of the SSA charts at all. Most people named Pat today are around 78 years old (estimated) — squarely the Silent Generation. In all, roughly 40,122 girls have been named Pat since record-keeping began in 1897.

📈 Popularity over time

How many girls were named Pat each year, 1880–2024.
Peak: 19411,900 girls19001920194019601980

♀ ♂ A shared name

Pat is given to both girls and boys. Among everyone with this name:
60% girls
40% boys

↔ Names from the same era

Other girls' names that peaked around the same time as Pat:
ErnestineFrankieDixieMyrnaJohnnieSondra
Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain), 1880–2024. Average age is estimated from a survival curve, not actuarial tables.
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How we read a name

Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Social Security Administration's public-domain record of names given to babies born in the United States from 1880 to 2024. The SSA only counts a name in a year if at least five babies received it.

Popularity & rank

The trajectory shows how many girls were named Pat each year. The peak year is simply the year that count was highest, and the rank is where the name sat among all girls' names in 2024.

Estimated average age

We estimate the typical age of living people with this name by combining how many were born each year with a rough survival curve. It's a useful approximation for "how old does this name feel," not a precise actuarial figure — that's why we always label it estimated.

For general informational and entertainment purposes only. Counts reflect U.S. SSA card applications and may differ from total births. Figures are rounded.