Given name & surname
Patty
“of noble descent”·“patrician”·“a nobleman; patrician”
In English use, Patty is a diminutive of Patricia. In English use, Patricia carries the interpretation “of noble descent.” In English use, Patty is a diminutive of Patrick. Interpretations include “patrician” and “a nobleman; patrician” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Patty is a diminutive of Patricia. In English use, Patricia carries the interpretation “of noble descent.” In English use, Patty is a diminutive of Patrick. Interpretations include “patrician” and “a nobleman; patrician” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Patty is a diminutive of Patrick. An origin associated with Patrick is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Patty is a diminutive of Patricia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Patty through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 62,699
- 247 boys · 62,452 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 3,123 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,671 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,671 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 3,113 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 43,235 as a first name in 2020; 2,825 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.
Patty’s family of names
In English usage, Patty is a diminutive of Patricia. Patty has a related form in Patrick. Patty has a related form in Patricia.
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Around the world
Patty has relatives in 3 languages.
7 related names in 3 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 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Patsyequivalent
- Patriziaequivalent
- Patrycjaequivalent
- Patricieequivalent
- Patryciaequivalent
- Patrīcijaequivalent
- ПаттиRussian
- ПэттиRussian
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People named Patty
- Patty DukeAmerican actress (1946–2016)
- Patty MurrayUnited States Senator from Washington since 2013born 1950
- Patty HearstAmerican kidnapping victimborn 1954
- Patty JenkinsAmerican film directorborn 1971
- Patty SchnyderSwiss tennis playerborn 1978
- Patty MillsAustralian basketball player (born 1988)
- Patty McCormackAmerican actressborn 1945
- Patty GriffinAmerican singer-songwriterborn 1964
- Patty SmythAmerican singerborn 1957
Characters named Patty: Peppermint Patty (the Peanuts media franchise), Patty Bouvier (character on The Simpsons), Patty Halliwell (Charmed).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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