Patton
Patton was the 3291st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1945, when it ranked 1838th; the most babies were born in 2015 (70). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,243 places. More babies were named Patton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,291 boys, down 904 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36boys
- Girls and boys
- 8% girls, 92% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201570 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,763babies recorded
Patton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,502 | #3,291 | 6 | 36 |
| 2020 | — | #2,387 | — | 56 |
| 2010 | #19,142 | #2,716 | 5 | 45 |
| 2000 | — | #4,983 | — | 15 |
| 1990 | — | #6,261 | — | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | #4,593 | — | 6 |
| 1960 | — | #4,452 | — | 5 |
| 1950 | — | #3,593 | — | 6 |
| 1940 | — | #3,814 | — | 5 |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Patton, counting every spelling?
Patton is the most common spelling of a name family that had 41 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 41 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patton | 36 | #3,291 | 250 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Patton?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Patton (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Patton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Patton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Patton?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Patton are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 25. That makes Patton mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Patton by state
How common Patton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Patton
How popular is the name Patton?
Patton was the 3291st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1945, when it ranked 1838th; the most babies were born in 2015 (70). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,243 places. More babies were named Patton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Patton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 8% girls, 92% boys given the name Patton in the US.
Where is Patton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Patton was most common in Tennessee (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and North Carolina.