Pat

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Greek	Either	of noble descent

Fun Facts About the Name Pat

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Scrabble Score

5 points

Dictionary Definition

v. t. defined as: "To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog."

Similar & Rhyming Names

WallingatJosaphatKalatHeshmatLosegofat

Popularity of Pat

Popularity Analysis

The name Pat first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1940 when it reached rank #134. As of 1973, it ranked #845.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
1973	845	Male	0.0055%
1972	831	Male	0.0056%
1971	703	Male	0.0076%
1970	583	Male	0.0101%
1969	514	Male	0.0125%
1968	452	Male	0.0162%
1967	406	Male	0.0199%
1966	375	Male	0.0227%
1966	996	Female	0.0060%
1965	331	Male	0.0274%
1965	780	Female	0.0089%
1964	607	Female	0.0140%
1964	283	Male	0.0369%
1963	549	Female	0.0156%
1963	283	Male	0.0356%
1962	439	Female	0.0239%
1962	265	Male	0.0395%
1961	258	Male	0.0431%
1961	390	Female	0.0293%
1960	252	Male	0.0461%
1960	350	Female	0.0363%
1959	259	Male	0.0438%
1959	283	Female	0.0483%
1958	266	Male	0.0394%
1958	274	Female	0.0505%
1957	319	Female	0.0388%
1957	302	Male	0.0289%
1956	361	Male	0.0196%
1956	439	Female	0.0212%
1955	400	Male	0.0159%
1955	479	Female	0.0179%
1954	521	Female	0.0146%
1954	407	Male	0.0150%
1953	556	Female	0.0128%
1953	400	Male	0.0152%
1952	377	Male	0.0167%
1952	488	Female	0.0157%
1951	464	Female	0.0177%
1951	385	Male	0.0163%
1950	385	Female	0.0251%
1950	346	Male	0.0210%
1949	306	Male	0.0276%
1949	299	Female	0.0383%
1948	273	Male	0.0334%
1948	207	Female	0.0716%
1947	245	Male	0.0387%
1947	164	Female	0.1002%
1946	147	Female	0.1161%
1946	250	Male	0.0377%
1945	154	Female	0.1129%
1945	265	Male	0.0359%
1944	268	Male	0.0358%
1944	154	Female	0.1165%
1943	267	Male	0.0357%
1943	145	Female	0.1282%
1942	144	Female	0.1313%
1942	248	Male	0.0379%
1941	134	Female	0.1525%
1941	241	Male	0.0423%
1940	134	Female	0.1577%
1940	250	Male	0.0407%
1939	255	Male	0.0394%
1939	142	Female	0.1462%
1938	268	Male	0.0370%
1938	149	Female	0.1343%
1937	240	Male	0.0441%
1937	147	Female	0.1388%
1936	262	Male	0.0397%
1936	152	Female	0.1247%
1935	150	Female	0.1221%
1935	255	Male	0.0428%
1934	162	Female	0.1112%
1934	242	Male	0.0446%
1933	160	Female	0.1098%
1933	270	Male	0.0370%
1932	254	Male	0.0420%
1932	177	Female	0.0959%
1931	274	Male	0.0381%
1931	198	Female	0.0839%
1930	227	Female	0.0630%
1930	298	Male	0.0328%
1929	262	Female	0.0516%
1929	292	Male	0.0331%
1928	296	Male	0.0317%
1928	308	Female	0.0383%
1927	340	Male	0.0246%
1927	334	Female	0.0328%
1926	336	Male	0.0260%
1926	367	Female	0.0274%
1925	338	Male	0.0255%
1925	502	Female	0.0157%
1924	585	Female	0.0122%
1924	389	Male	0.0206%
1923	395	Male	0.0200%
1923	694	Female	0.0089%
1922	744	Female	0.0077%
1922	396	Male	0.0205%
1921	408	Male	0.0195%
1921	855	Female	0.0059%
1920	820	Female	0.0063%
1920	416	Male	0.0185%
1919	441	Male	0.0177%
1919	805	Female	0.0066%
1918	405	Male	0.0205%
1918	859	Female	0.0058%
1917	415	Male	0.0193%
1917	971	Female	0.0046%
1916	423	Male	0.0192%
1916	864	Female	0.0058%
1915	420	Male	0.0188%
1915	986	Female	0.0045%
1914	424	Male	0.0187%
1914	875	Female	0.0057%
1913	997	Female	0.0046%
1913	461	Male	0.0166%
1912	915	Female	0.0053%
1912	459	Male	0.0166%
1911	410	Male	0.0203%
1911	979	Female	0.0048%
1910	325	Male	0.0278%
1909	370	Male	0.0237%
1908	392	Male	0.0216%
1907	394	Male	0.0208%
1906	353	Male	0.0243%
1905	353	Male	0.0244%
1904	342	Male	0.0253%
1903	338	Male	0.0255%
1902	333	Male	0.0264%
1901	316	Male	0.0277%
1900	294	Male	0.0308%
1899	351	Male	0.0234%
1898	467	Male	0.0151%
1897	329	Male	0.0262%
1896	378	Male	0.0209%
1895	303	Male	0.0284%
1894	347	Male	0.0224%
1893	346	Male	0.0223%
1892	391	Male	0.0183%
1891	454	Male	0.0146%
1890	325	Male	0.0242%
1889	427	Male	0.0160%
1888	341	Male	0.0231%
1887	387	Male	0.0174%
1886	365	Male	0.0193%
1885	374	Male	0.0198%
1884	350	Male	0.0212%
1883	394	Male	0.0178%
1882	327	Male	0.0229%
1881	384	Male	0.0185%
1880	555	Male	0.0101%

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