Pat
2 countriesUS
66,855
total births, United States
NI
6
total births, Northern Ireland
Total births recorded
66,861
Peak year (United States)
1947
Peak-year count
2,544
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Pat was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesNorthern Ireland
Country by country
United States
66,855 births recorded 1880–2014 · peaked in 1947 with 2,544 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Illinois, New York, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
6 births recorded 2017–2020 · peaked in 2017 with 3 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Pat’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | #1955 | — |
| 1970 | #2240 | ↓285 |
| 1971 | #1877 | ↑363 |
| 1972 | #2598 | ↓721 |
| 1973 | #2455 | ↑143 |
| 1974 | #2616 | ↓161 |
| 1975 | #3774 | ↓1158 |
| 1976 | #4154 | ↓380 |
| 1977 | #4235 | ↓81 |
| 1978 | #4459 | ↓224 |
| 1979 | #5092 | ↓633 |
| 1980 | #6319 | ↓1227 |
| 1982 | #6371 | ↓52 |
| 1983 | #5457 | ↑914 |
| 1984 | #8153 | ↓2696 |
| 1985 | #9307 | ↓1154 |
| 1986 | #6612 | ↑2695 |
| 1987 | #9825 | ↓3213 |
| 1989 | #10847 | ↓1022 |
| 1991 | #11509 | ↓662 |