How Many People Are Named Patton?
An estimated 1,574 people in the United States have the first name Patton. It is predominantly male (94.6%). The average bearer is 22 years old, and Patton peaked in popularity in 2015 with 77 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Patton 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 Patton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,574
About 1 in 217,760 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.6% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2015
77 births
Total Registered
1,720
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Patton
Patton is predominantly male (94.6%), though 93 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Patton as a male name
Ranked #2,325 in 2024
61 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (70 births)
Patton as a female name
Ranked #13,120 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 2021 (8 births)
Patton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Patton span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 629 babies were registered. While Patton is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Patton by Decade
How has Patton 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.
Patton by State
Birth registrations for Patton span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, Alabama. The lowest are in Indiana, Mississippi, North Carolina. On average, about 29 Pattons were registered per state.
Patton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Patton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Patton
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Patton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Patton?
We estimate approximately 1,574 people named Patton 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 217,760 Americans share this first name.
Is Patton a common name?
Patton is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,720 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Patton most popular?
Patton reached peak popularity in 2015, when 77 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Patton is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Patton a male name?
Patton is predominantly male. 94.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Patton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Patton Smith, Patton Johnson, Patton 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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