Paton vs Pat

Side-by-side comparison of Paton and Pat — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Paton

Boy name

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Name B

Pat

Girl name

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Paton Pat
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 87 40,122
Peak Year 2005 1941
Peak Year Births 8 1,900
Peak Decade 2000ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1975 1897

Births by Decade

Decade Paton Pat
1890ss — 12
1900ss — 73
1910ss — 454
1920ss — 2,516
1930ss — 12,462
1940ss — 16,150
1950ss — 5,256
1960ss — 2,884
1970ss 5 242
1980ss — 67
1990ss 21 6
2000ss 33 —
2010ss 28 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Paton Pat
2015 6 —
2017 6 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1975–2017.

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