Names / Girl names
Patches
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#3,895
in 1975
First recorded
1968
in U.S. data
Children named
151
since 1968
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,895 in 1975 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
— patches of color. Stateside, it first shows up in 1968. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 151 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.