Pat
A unisex name of Latin origin, meaning noble; diminutive of Patricia or Patrick.
Pat by the numbers
Its American peak was 1,900 babies in 1941, making it a 1940s name.
Other names that come from Patricia
Like Pat, each of these traces back to Patricia: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Patriciaof noble birth, patrician302 in the US (2017)
- Patsyof noble birth; a form of Patricia20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Triciaof patrician rank; a form of Patricia17 in the US (2017)
- Patrishavariant of Patricia; of noble birth5 in the US (2017)
- Patsienoble; a diminutive of Patricia4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Pattienoble; diminutive of Patricia
Other names that come from Patrick
Like Pat, each of these traces back to Patrick: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Patrickof noble birth; patrician375 in England and Wales (2025)
- Patricioof noble birth; a form of Patrick75 in the US (2017)
- Paddynoble; a diminutive of Patrick49 in England and Wales (2025)
- Patrykof noble birth; a form of Patrick6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Padraignoble; patrician; irish form of Patrick8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Patrikof noble birth; a form of Patrick14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fitzpatrickson of Patrick9 in the US (2017)
- Padraicnoble; Irish form of Patrick6 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Pat. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Pazpeace13 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Pat
Names that are said the same way as Pat, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Pate10 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Pat, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)