Boys' name · since 2006

Paten

13 babies named Paten in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#32,273 of 45,481
all-time among boys
13
born since 2006
2000s
peak decade

Paten sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 13 recorded since 2006.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paten has been recorded 13 times among boys since 2006, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2007.

  • #32,273 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 13 born since 2006
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paten ranks #32,273 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 2006, peaking in the 2000s.

#32,273 of 45,481
all-time among boys
13
born since 2006
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Paten's 13 recorded births place it above 28.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Paten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Paten's full recorded timeline at 2007, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Paten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2007)
7
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
5.566.577.5 20062007 7

Paten by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Paten's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Paten births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paten? ▼
Since 2006, Social Security records show 13 babies named Paten. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #32,273 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2007. Its busiest year on record was 2007, with 7 births.
Where does Paten sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paten ranks #32,273 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Paten most popular? ▼
Paten was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Paten been used? ▼
Paten has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 2 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Paten? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Patrick, Pat, Patsy, Patricia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Paten

Nearby Names Like Paten

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Paten

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Emary
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Hulin
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Benhart
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Paten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2006–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Paten draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.