Patterson — boys' name

What the Data Says About Patterson

The Social Security Administration has registered 534 babies named Patterson between 1912 and 2023, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Patterson currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Patterson performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Patterson shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Patterson 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 534 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.