Given name & surname
Pati
“one who fishes”
Pati is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “one who fishes.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “one who fishes.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Pati is a diminutive of Patricia. In Portuguese usage, Pati is a diminutive of Patrícia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1934. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pati through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 403
- 0 boys · 403 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1989. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 36 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 569 as a first name in 2020; 634 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Pati’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Pati is a diminutive of Patricia. Pati has a related form in Paty. In Polish usage, Pati is a diminutive of PATRYCJA.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Pati has relatives in 5 languages.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Pati
- Pati YangPolish singer-songwriterborn 1980
- Pati ChapoyMexican journalistborn 1949
- Pati BehrsRussian born American actress, dancer (1922-2004)
- Pati JinichMexican chef, TV personality, cookbook authorborn 1972
- Pati HillAmerican writer (1921–2014)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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