Unisex name
Pat
66,855 births (United States, 1880–2025), peaking in 1947. Expression number: 1.
Origin
Use of the English name.Translated by Arcanes from the French Wiktionnaire, entry “Pat”, text and translation under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In the United States
Peak in 1947: 2,544 births. 66,855 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. It is given to girls (60%) as well as boys (40%). Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2009: 6 births. 78 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 16 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
7 + 1 + 2 = 10 → 1
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
1 = 1
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
7 + 2 = 9
- Digits missing from the name
- 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.