- Best ever
- #134 in 1940
- US births since 1880
- 40,123
- Trend
- Dormant last 10 years
Meaning
- Fish
- Noble one
- From the fighter's farm
Also a boy’s name. See Pat for boys — 26,732 recorded US births.
Births 1897–1991
Peak 1,900 in 1941. Dormant over the last ten years.
Where in the US
- CA7,373
- TX5,291
- IL4,332
- NY3,567
- OH3,422
Recorded births, states with 5+ per year only. State records cover 90% of this name's national total.