Pat
Pronounced P AE1 T (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1941
- 95 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Pat?
Pat is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1897. It has been given to 67,264 children — the 609th most common girls' name on record.
It has left circulation; 1991 is the last year it appears. Its best single year was 1941, when 1,916 children were given it.
Patt is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Roughly 40% of children named Pat are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Pat and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Patt
Nicknames
Pat is itself a short form of Patrick.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- P AE1 T
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Pat
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Pat
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Pat?
- Pat ranks 609th among girls' names in US records, with 67,264 births since 1897. Over the past decade it accounts for 63.
- Is Pat a unisex name?
- Yes. About 40% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Pat most popular?
- 1941, when 1,916 children were given the name. It last appears in the record in 1991.
- How else is Pat spelled?
- Patt. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.