Patti
Patti was the 14501st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 137th with 3,115 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,447 places. More babies were named Patti in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Patty) pet form of Patricia (or Martha) · English, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #14,501 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19583,115 babies
- Total since 1880
- 44,757babies recorded
What does the name Patti mean?
Patti is a spelling of Patty, pronounced the same way, so it shares Patty's meaning and origin.
Patty is an English pet form with two histories. Today it is usually short for Patricia (Pat plus -y), from the Latin patricius, "noble". Wikipedia notes that it began earlier as a rhyming nickname for Martha, through Mattie, in the same way Peggy came from Meg. Patricia's own source is the Latin word for a member of Rome's aristocratic families. Patty was most popular in the US in the 1950s.
patricius (Latin, “patrician, noble”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Patricia, Pat, Patti, Patsy, Martha.
See also: Latin names, names that mean noble.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Patty', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Patricia', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Patty (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Patti popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 46 since 1954.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,501 | 6 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #9,703 | 10 |
| 1990 | #4,817 | 20 |
| 1980 | #1,578 | 74 |
| 1970 | #417 | 539 |
| 1960 | #165 | 2,458 |
| 1950 | #293 | 712 |
| 1940 | #438 | 242 |
| 1930 | #829 | 74 |
| 1920 | #1,874 | 22 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Patti, counting every spelling?
Patti is a spelling of Patty, a name family that had 11 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 11 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
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Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Patti?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Patti (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Patti born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Patti.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Patti?
About 34,800 people born in the US named Patti are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 63 and 71. That makes Patti a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Patti by state
How common Patti was among girls born in each state in 1956–1960, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Montana (2.5×), Wisconsin (1.9×), Idaho (1.9×), Oregon (1.8×), North Dakota (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Virginia.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Patti: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Patti, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Patti
What does Patti mean?
Patti is a spelling of Patty, which means “pet form of Patricia (or Martha)” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Patti?
Patti was the 14501st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 137th with 3,115 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,447 places. More babies were named Patti in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Patti a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Patti in the US.
Where was Patti most popular?
In 1956–1960, Patti was most common in Montana (3.31 per 1,000 girls), followed by Wisconsin and Idaho.