Is Pat a boy or girl name?
Pat was used for both, more often for girls in the US. Across 1880–2024, 60% of the 66,854 US babies named Pat were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Pat since 1880
- 66,854
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 2,543 babies
Boys and girls named Pat, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 220 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 266 | 12 | 4.3% |
| 1900s | 366 | 73 | 16.6% |
| 1910s | 1,323 | 454 | 25.5% |
| 1920s | 2,725 | 2,516 | 48% |
| 1930s | 4,309 | 12,462 | 74.3% |
| 1940s | 5,487 | 16,150 | 74.6% |
| 1950s | 4,820 | 5,256 | 52.2% |
| 1960s | 6,046 | 2,884 | 32.3% |
| 1970s | 787 | 242 | 23.5% |
| 1980s | 229 | 67 | 22.6% |
| 1990s | 111 | 6 | 5.1% |
| 2000s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #13,520 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,556 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 11 | #7,296 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #11,114 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #12,259 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,998 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #10,004 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,221 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,967 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,447 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #6,215 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,662 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,186 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,664 | 6 | #12,649 |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,138 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,294 | 6 | #11,908 |
| 1988 | 21 | #2,746 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,695 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,667 | 10 | #6,975 |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,483 | 6 | #10,267 |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,417 | 7 | #8,863 |
| 1983 | 24 | #2,194 | 12 | #5,713 |
| 1982 | 26 | #2,099 | 10 | #6,713 |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,797 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,101 | 10 | #6,632 |
| 1979 | 32 | #1,777 | 13 | #5,323 |
| 1978 | 38 | #1,527 | 15 | #4,606 |
| 1977 | 42 | #1,422 | 16 | #4,368 |
| 1976 | 50 | #1,235 | 15 | #4,285 |
| 1975 | 61 | #1,079 | 17 | #3,895 |
| 1974 | 53 | #1,131 | 28 | #2,665 |
| 1973 | 87 | #850 | 30 | #2,489 |
| 1972 | 94 | #832 | 27 | #2,652 |
| 1971 | 139 | #703 | 46 | #1,896 |
| 1970 | 191 | #586 | 35 | #2,260 |
| 1969 | 227 | #517 | 41 | #1,972 |
| 1968 | 289 | #452 | 63 | #1,429 |
| 1967 | 355 | #406 | 78 | #1,207 |
| 1966 | 411 | #375 | 106 | #997 |
| 1965 | 519 | #332 | 162 | #781 |
| 1964 | 748 | #283 | 273 | #607 |
| 1963 | 738 | #283 | 311 | #549 |
| 1962 | 830 | #265 | 484 | #439 |
| 1961 | 930 | #258 | 611 | #390 |
| 1960 | 999 | #253 | 755 | #349 |
| 1959 | 948 | #259 | 1,002 | #283 |
| 1958 | 844 | #267 | 1,042 | #274 |
| 1957 | 634 | #302 | 815 | #319 |
| 1956 | 418 | #361 | 435 | #439 |
| 1955 | 329 | #401 | 359 | #477 |
| 1954 | 314 | #405 | 291 | #520 |
| 1953 | 306 | #400 | 247 | #556 |
| 1952 | 328 | #378 | 300 | #487 |
| 1951 | 315 | #384 | 325 | #465 |
| 1950 | 384 | #343 | 440 | #386 |
| 1949 | 496 | #306 | 667 | #299 |
| 1948 | 596 | #272 | 1,249 | #207 |
| 1947 | 720 | #245 | 1,823 | #164 |
| 1946 | 623 | #249 | 1,872 | #147 |
| 1945 | 492 | #264 | 1,520 | #154 |
| 1944 | 495 | #268 | 1,592 | #154 |
| 1943 | 519 | #267 | 1,840 | #145 |
| 1942 | 534 | #248 | 1,824 | #144 |
| 1941 | 530 | #241 | 1,900 | #134 |
| 1940 | 482 | #250 | 1,863 | #134 |
| 1939 | 446 | #255 | 1,659 | #142 |
| 1938 | 420 | #269 | 1,533 | #149 |
| 1937 | 483 | #240 | 1,529 | #147 |
| 1936 | 421 | #263 | 1,344 | #152 |
| 1935 | 458 | #253 | 1,326 | #150 |
| 1934 | 472 | #242 | 1,204 | #162 |
| 1933 | 379 | #270 | 1,146 | #160 |
| 1932 | 450 | #254 | 1,061 | #177 |
| 1931 | 407 | #274 | 926 | #198 |
| 1930 | 373 | #296 | 734 | #227 |
| 1929 | 363 | #293 | 597 | #262 |
| 1928 | 360 | #296 | 457 | #308 |
| 1927 | 287 | #339 | 407 | #334 |
| 1926 | 297 | #337 | 338 | #366 |
| 1925 | 295 | #337 | 198 | #501 |
| 1924 | 240 | #389 | 158 | #586 |
| 1923 | 227 | #395 | 112 | #694 |
| 1922 | 229 | #398 | 96 | #747 |
| 1921 | 223 | #406 | 75 | #855 |
| 1920 | 204 | #416 | 78 | #820 |
| 1919 | 180 | #441 | 77 | #805 |
| 1918 | 215 | #404 | 70 | #860 |
| 1917 | 185 | #415 | 52 | #971 |
| 1916 | 177 | #422 | 63 | #864 |
| 1915 | 166 | #420 | 46 | #986 |
| 1914 | 128 | #424 | 45 | #875 |
| 1913 | 90 | #459 | 30 | #997 |
| 1912 | 75 | #459 | 31 | #915 |
| 1911 | 49 | #411 | 21 | #978 |
| 1910 | 58 | #325 | 19 | #1,023 |
| 1909 | 42 | #370 | 15 | #1,093 |
| 1908 | 36 | #392 | 13 | #1,185 |
| 1907 | 33 | #394 | 11 | #1,268 |
| 1906 | 35 | #353 | 7 | #1,686 |
| 1905 | 35 | #353 | 6 | #1,876 |
| 1904 | 35 | #342 | 6 | #1,815 |
| 1903 | 33 | #338 | 8 | #1,413 |
| 1902 | 35 | #333 | 7 | #1,563 |
| 1901 | 32 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 50 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 27 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 20 | #467 | 7 | #1,477 |
| 1897 | 32 | #329 | 5 | #1,737 |
| 1896 | 27 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 36 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 28 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 27 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 24 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 16 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 29 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 19 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 30 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 19 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 23 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 23 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 26 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 20 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 28 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 20 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 12 | #555 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Pat reached #240 in 1937. As a girl name, it reached #134 in 1940. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Pat
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.