Patterson

Patterson

Primarily a boy's name · 96% boys

Origin: English

Patterson first appears in the data in 1912 and has been recorded in 67 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 16 babies (rank #5,581 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Patterson

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Patterson yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

554

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1912	5	#2,815
1914	8	#2,591
1917	9	#2,893
1918	7	#3,619
1919	5	#4,646
1921	8	#3,430
1922	7	#3,784
1923	10	#2,897
1925	7	#3,654
1926	7	#3,626
1929	8	#3,182
1930	7	#3,516
1931	5	#4,193
1933	10	#2,503
1940	9	#2,624
1941	10	#2,453
1942	8	#2,888
1943	5	#3,924
1944	10	#2,430
1946	6	#3,436
1947	8	#3,039
1949	10	#2,568
1950	7	#3,246
1951	7	#3,283
1953	9	#2,857
1955	12	#2,404
1956	6	#3,834
1957	8	#3,192
1959	8	#3,219
1960	7	#3,573
1961	7	#3,580
1962	6	#3,925
1964	8	#3,222
1965	5	#4,295
1968	5	#4,587
1969	6	#4,289
1973	5	#5,673
1975	5	#6,069
1985	6	#6,313
1987	8	#5,321
1988	6	#7,021
1989	6	#7,655
1990	6	#7,847
1995	6	#8,594
1998	5	#10,861
1999	10	#6,388
2000	7	#8,884
2001	10	#6,799
2003	8	#8,426
2004	5	#12,731
2005	5	#12,845
2006	11	#7,297
2007	7	#10,606
2008	10	#8,136
2009	9	#8,814
2010	14	#6,288
2011	11	#7,370
2012	11	#7,415
2013	16	#5,581
2014	11	#7,414
2015	16	#5,674
2016	6	#11,770
2017	5	#13,740
2018	11	#7,484
2019	10	#8,053
2020	11	#7,372
2023	7	#10,513

Year

Babies

Rank

1912

#2,815

1914

#2,591

1917

#2,893

1918

#3,619

1919

#4,646

1921

#3,430

1922

#3,784

1923

#2,897

1925

#3,654

1926

#3,626

1929

#3,182

1930

#3,516

1931

#4,193

1933

#2,503

1940

#2,624

1941

#2,453

1942

#2,888

1943

#3,924

1944

#2,430

1946

#3,436

1947

#3,039

1949

#2,568

1950

#3,246

1951

#3,283

1953

#2,857

1955

#2,404

1956

#3,834

1957

#3,192

1959

#3,219

1960

#3,573

1961

#3,580

1962

#3,925

1964

#3,222

1965

#4,295

1968

#4,587

1969

#4,289

1973

#5,673

1975

#6,069

1985

#6,313

1987

#5,321

1988

#7,021

1989

#7,655

1990

#7,847

1995

#8,594

1998

#10,861

1999

#6,388

2000

#8,884

2001

#6,799

2003

#8,426

2004

#12,731

2005

#12,845

2006

#7,297

2007

#10,606

2008

#8,136

2009

#8,814

2010

#6,288

2011

#7,370

2012

#7,415

2013

#5,581

2014

#7,414

2015

#5,674

2016

#11,770

2017

#13,740

2018

#7,484

2019

#8,053

2020

#7,372

2023

#10,513

Numerology of Patterson

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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