How Many People Are Named Pater?
An estimated 17 people in the United States have the first name Pater. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Pater peaked in popularity in 1987 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pater as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Pater paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Pater is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
17
About 1 in 20,162,020 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1987
6 births
Total Registered
17
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pater
Pater is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 17 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Pater as a male name
Ranked #11,812 in 2010
6 male births in 2010
Peak: 1987 (6 births)
Pater: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pater span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 11 babies were registered. While Pater is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Pater by Decade
How has Pater tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Pater by State
Pater + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pater as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pater
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pater: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pater?
We estimate approximately 17 people named Pater are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 20,162,020 Americans share this first name.
Is Pater a common name?
Pater is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 37.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pater most popular?
Pater reached peak popularity in 1987, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pater is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pater a male name?
Pater is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pater Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pater Smith, Pater Johnson, Pater Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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