Patton is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2015 and remains in steady use.
Patton is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,291 among boys (36) and #14,502 among girls (6) — overall #6,380 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | #14,502 | #3,291 |
| 2024 | 62 | 62 | — | #2,306 |
| 2023 | 53 | 53 | #13,130 | #2,791 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | — | #2,550 |
| 2021 | 60 | 60 | #11,926 | #2,547 |
| 2020 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,387 |
| 2019 | 67 | 67 | #17,390 | #2,254 |
| 2018 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,252 |
| 2017 | 69 | 69 | — | #2,046 |
| 2016 | 74 | 74 | #15,774 | #2,081 |
| 2015 | 77 | 77 | #14,148 | #2,048 |
| 2014 | 58 | 58 | #14,217 | #2,482 |
| 2013 | 62 | 62 | #18,610 | #2,270 |
| 2012 | 54 | 54 | #16,382 | #2,582 |
| 2011 | 57 | 57 | #14,474 | #2,498 |
| 2010 | 50 | 50 | #19,142 | #2,716 |
| 2009 | 37 | 37 | #19,495 | #3,456 |
| 2008 | 35 | 35 | #15,008 | #3,808 |
| 2007 | 34 | 34 | #15,086 | #3,867 |
| 2006 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,587 |
| 2005 | 37 | 37 | — | #2,886 |
| 2004 | 26 | 26 | #15,594 | #4,377 |
| 2003 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,094 |
| 2002 | 21 | 21 | #17,444 | #4,856 |
| 2001 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,593 |
| 2000 | 15 | 15 | — | #4,983 |
| 1999 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,288 |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | — | #4,810 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | — | #4,403 |
| 1996 | 16 | — | — | #4,137 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | — | #5,797 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | — | #9,866 |
| 1993 | 17 | — | — | #3,777 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | — | #7,194 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | — | #9,232 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | — | #6,261 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | — | #4,733 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | — | #7,023 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | — | #7,825 |
| 1985 | 10 | — | — | #4,260 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | — | #5,427 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | — | #4,799 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | — | #7,088 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | — | #5,339 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | — | #4,731 |
| 1978 | 13 | — | — | #3,180 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | — | #4,078 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #6,247 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | — | #4,203 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | — | #4,391 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | — | #3,877 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | — | #4,273 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | — | #4,593 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | — | #4,290 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | — | #4,015 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | — | #3,461 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | — | #3,823 |
| 1964 | 11 | — | — | #2,620 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | — | #4,502 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | — | #4,452 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | — | #3,892 |
| 1958 | 9 | — | — | #2,977 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | — | #3,873 |
| 1956 | 8 | — | — | #3,135 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | — | #3,421 |
| 1954 | 10 | — | — | #2,689 |
| 1953 | 12 | — | — | #2,367 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | — | #4,126 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | — | #3,284 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | — | #3,593 |
| 1949 | 8 | — | — | #2,958 |
| 1948 | 9 | — | — | #2,746 |
| 1947 | 12 | — | — | #2,332 |
| 1946 | 12 | — | — | #2,242 |
| 1945 | 15 | — | — | #1,838 |
| 1944 | 13 | — | — | #2,063 |
| 1943 | 6 | — | — | #3,465 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | — | #3,140 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | — | #3,814 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | — | #3,437 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | — | #3,580 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,590 |
| 1927 | 7 | — | — | #3,699 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | — | #4,076 |
| 1924 | 10 | — | — | #2,971 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | — | #4,133 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | — | #4,802 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | — | #4,818 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | — | #2,771 |