How Many People Are Named Patterson?
people named Patterson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 878,624 people in the US has this name
Based on 560 babies named Patterson in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
19 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Patterson, 5.1% were girls and 94.9% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Patterson alive today is about 32 years old, and 60% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 57 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Patterson first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 2010, to 19 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Patterson has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,403, in 1955. In 2025 it ranked #11,650.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,650 |
| Best rank | #2,403 (1955) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7,135 in the 2010s |
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