BABY NAMES
Pat
English
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 Unisex
In the 1990s, a recurring Saturday Night Live sketch riffed on the fact that Pat is the ultimate unisex name, and it's true that it works just as well for an athletic boy as it does for a no-nonsense girl.

Variations
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Popularity rankings from the Social Security Administration
Pat
About name popularity rankings
You may find some surprises -- for example, who knew Jennifer was a boy's name? Because this feature uses actual Social Security data, it includes the human error that attends a large survey, but it still reliably reflects the patterns of naming fashion.