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Patty
Say it: PAT-ee
Meaning
A pet form of Patricia, from Latin patricius 'patrician, of noble family'; in earlier centuries Patty was also a pet form of Martha.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used as a full name in the US mostly in the 1940s to 1960s.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1950s
In the United States
- 62,683 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1959, about 1 in 649 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Patti, Pattie
Famous bearers
- Patty Duke, American actress
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.