Patterson vs Patrick

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

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Patterson

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Name B

Patrick

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Metric Patterson Patrick
Current Rank Unranked #221
Total Births (all years) 540 686,590
Peak Year 2013 1964
Peak Year Births 16 14,692
Peak Decade 2010s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Patterson Patrick
1880s - 2,285
1890s - 2,233
1900s - 2,141
1910s 34 6,120
1920s 47 11,460
1930s 22 18,390
1940s 66 48,619
1950s 57 96,851
1960s 44 122,717
1970s 10 91,240
1980s 26 111,408
1990s 27 92,931
2000s 72 44,782
2010s 111 25,312
2020s 24 10,101

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Patterson Patrick
2014 11 2,680
2015 16 2,535
2016 6 2,360
2017 5 2,304
2018 11 2,124
2019 10 1,881
2020 11 1,867
2021 - 1,791
2022 - 1,717
2023 7 1,601
2024 - 1,630
2025 6 1,495

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, 1912–2025.

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