Unisex name · since 1915
Patton
Patton has 1,664 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,701 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,253 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,664
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,664 babies have been named Patton since 1915, making it today's #3253 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Patton recorded 1,664 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #3253 nationally today, ahead of 77% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #3,701 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,253 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,664 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Patton ranks #3,701 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,253 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,664 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,701 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,253 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,664
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Patton's 1,664 recorded births place it above 91.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Patton compares
1,664 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Patton's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Patton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,664 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 34 | 22,252 |
Patton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Patton's full recorded timeline at 1979, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 70 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Patton popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Patton popularity over time - girls
99 total births recorded since 2002 (Patton as girls' name)
Patton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (581 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Patton's strongest decade.
581 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Patton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 9
1910s
9 births
- 1920s 44
1920s
44 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 87
1940s
87 births
- 1950s 76
1950s
76 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 71
1970s
71 births
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 114
1990s
114 births
- 2000s
2000s
259 births
- 2010s
2010s
581 births
- 2020s
2020s
306 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 581 births (35% of all-time use).
How Patton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Patton's total volume
Patton by state
Where Patton concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 138 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 33 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 20 | 1.2% |
| #5 | California | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 7 | 0.4% |
138 of 1,664 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Patton appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Patton's data
- Patton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (581 total births) through the 2020s (306) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Pattons (138 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Patton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
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, 1915–2025 (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 Patton 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.