Paton — boys' name

What the Data Says About Paton

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Paton between 1975 and 2017, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Paton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paton performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Paton shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paton in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 87 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.