Meaning and history
Short form of Patrick or Patricia; a notable bearer was Pat Garrett (1850–1908), the sheriff who shot Billy the Kid.
19951995: no US SSA record for this spelling
1996: no US SSA record for this spelling
1997: no US SSA record for this spelling
1998: no US SSA record for this spelling
1999: no US SSA record for this spelling
20002000: no US SSA record for this spelling
2001: no US SSA record for this spelling
2002: no US SSA record for this spelling
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2004: no US SSA record for this spelling
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 11 births, rank #6,904
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
20102010: no US SSA record for this spelling
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: 5 births, rank #12,136
20142014: 5 births, rank #12,108
Pat moved from #832 to #850 for boys between 1972 and 1973. Its highest annual birth count came in 1960, with 1,000 births.