Patton Boy
How popular is Patton?
#3,239 boy name in 2025
36 baby boys were named Patton in the US in 2025, making it the 3239th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Patton popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,239 for boys (▼ 951 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 36 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-49% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,036 in 2015, #2,365 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2015 (70 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,771 in 1945 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 95% boys, 5% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Patton counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Patton family of names ranked #2,399 for boys in 2025 (#1,896 the year before), with 41 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Patton | 36 | 88% |
| Patten | 5 | 12% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Patton is most popular
Babies named Patton per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Tennessee: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Patton by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 9 | #2,620 |
| 1920s | 44 | #2,821 |
| 1930s | 12 | #3,174 |
| 1940s | 87 | #1,771 |
| 1950s | 76 | #2,286 |
| 1960s | 46 | #2,545 |
| 1970s | 71 | #3,069 |
| 1980s | 59 | #4,047 |
| 1990s | 114 | #3,655 |
| 2000s | 259 | #2,842 |
| 2010s | 581 | #2,032 |
| 2020s | 306 | #2,288 |
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Questions
- Is Patton a boy or girl name?
- Patton is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Patton were boys.
- How popular is the name Patton?
- 36 baby boys were named Patton in the US in 2025, making it the 3239th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Patton most popular?
- Patton peaked in 2015, when 70 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,771 in 1945.
- How many people are named Patton?
- 1,763 babies have been named Patton in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,603 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Patton most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Patton was most common in Tennessee, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.