girl's name
Patti
PAT-ee
- Origin English
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 44,795
Patti and Patty peaked one year apart at almost exactly the same size — 3,121 births in 1958 and 3,123 in 1959 — which is about as close as two spellings of one name get in our records.
- Patti is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 1958, when 3,121 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1888.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Patti over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 |
| 1890s | 12 |
| 1900s | 11 |
| 1910s | 89 |
| 1920s | 501 |
| 1930s | 1,542 |
| 1940s | 4,478 |
| 1950s | 20,627 |
| 1960s | 14,356 |
| 1970s | 2,371 |
| 1980s | 536 |
| 1990s | 133 |
| 2000s | 51 |
| 2010s | 32 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 6 |
What Patti means
Patti means noblewoman, carried from Patricia. The Latin patricius named the hereditary Roman aristocracy, so the sense is inherited class rather than character, and Patricia was rare before the twentieth century.
Where Patti comes from
Patti shortens Patricia, from the Latin patricius — of the patrician order, built on pater, a father. Rome's patricians claimed descent from the original senate, and the early republic turned on their long conflict with the plebeians. Patricia itself was rare before the twentieth century; Patty, elsewhere on this site, was a pet form of Martha before it transferred, and the two spellings then ran almost in step.
Patti in use
Patti peaked in the United States in 1958, when 3,121 babies were registered, and our data marks it stable rather than falling. It charts in exactly one of the six markets we track, at 13503rd in the United States on 6 births, across 44,795 lifetime births. Patty, written up separately, reached its own high in 1959 on 3,123 births — one year later and two births apart.
How popular is Patti?
In 2025, Patti was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Patti is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Patti
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Patti also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Patti over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Patti in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Patti
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Patti — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Patti
What does the name Patti mean?
Noblewoman — the Latin patricius, through Patricia.
Is Patti different from Patty?
Only in spelling. They peaked one year and two births apart.
Was Patricia always common?
No — it was rare before the twentieth century.
How popular is Patti?
13503rd in the United States, down from a 1958 peak of 3,121 births.
Is Patti a girl's or a boy's name?
Patti is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Patti?
Patti has 2 syllables.
Is Patti a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Patti currently ranks #13,503 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.