How Many People Are Named Paton?
An estimated 86 people in the United States have the first name Paton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Paton peaked in popularity in 2005 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paton 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 Paton paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Paton is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
86
About 1 in 3,985,516 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2005
8 births
Total Registered
87
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paton
Paton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 87 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Paton as a male name
Ranked #11,838 in 2017
6 male births in 2017
Peak: 2005 (8 births)
Paton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paton span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 33 babies were registered. Paton remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Paton by Decade
How has Paton 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.
Paton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paton
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Paton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paton?
We estimate approximately 86 people named Paton 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 3,985,516 Americans share this first name.
Is Paton a common name?
Paton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 87 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paton most popular?
Paton reached peak popularity in 2005, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paton is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paton a male name?
Paton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paton Smith, Paton Johnson, Paton 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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