Patience
#1,295 for girls in 2025, 172 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #10,821
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2006 · 508 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 12,425since 1880
Patience over time
Rank among girls' names. Patience has never cracked the top 500 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,295 | 172 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,317 | 174 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,205 | 198 | #10,821 | 6 |
| 2022 | #1,183 | 203 | #9,823 | 7 |
| 2021 | #1,081 | 231 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #1,078 | 229 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,069 | 236 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,145 | 213 | #8,819 | 8 |
| 2017 | #1,299 | 181 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,203 | 206 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,068 | 246 | — | |
| 2014 | #977 | 273 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #886 | 291 | — | |
| 2012 | #844 | 316 | — | |
| 2011 | #837 | 315 | — | |
| 2010 | #803 | 341 | #10,766 | 6 |
| 2009 | #746 | 383 | — | |
| 2008 | #765 | 384 | #11,037 | 6 |
| 2007 | #653 | 454 | — | |
| 2006 | #577 | 508 | — | |
| 2005 | #603 | 472 | — | |
| 2004 | #840 | 293 | — | |
| 2003 | #866 | 277 | — | |
| 2002 | #867 | 264 | — | |
| 2001 | #923 | 242 | — | |
| 2000 | #893 | 246 | — | |
| 1999 | #919 | 230 | — | |
| 1998 | #845 | 252 | — | |
| 1997 | #894 | 225 | — | |
| 1996 | #805 | 255 | — | |
| 1995 | #905 | 209 | — | |
| 1994 | #931 | 202 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,104 | 163 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,046 | 176 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,122 | 158 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,052 | 170 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,354 | 113 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,863 | 66 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,792 | 65 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,588 | 75 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,784 | 63 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,703 | 64 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,585 | 70 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,786 | 61 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,528 | 78 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,250 | 104 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,530 | 76 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,221 | 102 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,295 | 90 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,355 | 79 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,258 | 89 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,351 | 77 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,160 | 94 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,655 | 54 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,772 | 50 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,081 | 39 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,254 | 32 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,091 | 33 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,079 | 32 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,669 | 45 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,741 | 42 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,892 | 39 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,306 | 27 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,947 | 35 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,921 | 36 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,811 | 39 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,108 | 29 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,025 | 30 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,728 | 39 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,005 | 29 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,063 | 27 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,909 | 30 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,122 | 24 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,806 | 15 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,474 | 17 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,341 | 18 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,620 | 15 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,491 | 16 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,993 | 24 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,970 | 22 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,149 | 16 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,967 | 19 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,625 | 27 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,917 | 20 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,271 | 36 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,745 | 21 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,638 | 22 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,437 | 27 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,539 | 24 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,873 | 17 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,006 | 16 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,003 | 16 | — | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,130 | 15 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,876 | 18 | — | |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,437 | 13 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,023 | 18 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,433 | 14 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,257 | 16 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,778 | 12 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,926 | 21 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,944 | 20 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,186 | 17 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,509 | 14 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,079 | 18 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,063 | 17 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,963 | 19 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,470 | 26 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,949 | 17 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,800 | 18 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,541 | 18 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | — | |
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 11 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,135 | 13 | — | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | #1,553 | 7 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,440 | 7 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,067 | 10 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,231 | 10 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,034 | 10 | — | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | #1,094 | 9 | — | |
| 1896 | #999 | 11 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,123 | 9 | — | |
| 1894 | #950 | 11 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | — | |
| 1891 | #796 | 12 | — | |
| 1890 | #940 | 9 | — | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #959 | 8 | — | |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | #658 | 11 | — | |
| 1884 | #851 | 7 | — | |
| 1883 | #817 | 6 | — | |
| 1882 | #813 | 6 | — | |
| 1881 | #740 | 6 | — | |
| 1880 | #679 | 7 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Patience was already there! It came in at #679, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1886, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Patience is popular in 2008
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#154 · 1 in 574
- Maine#198 · 1 in 687
- Missouri#276 · 1 in 1,280
- Arkansas#372 · 1 in 1,528
- Oklahoma#409 · 1 in 1,744
Best ever in a state: #94 in Wyoming, 2007.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #154 | 12 | 1 in 574 |
| Maine | #198 | 6 | 1 in 687 |
| Missouri | #276 | 23 | 1 in 1,280 |
| Arkansas | #372 | 8 | 1 in 1,528 |
| Oklahoma | #409 | 10 | 1 in 1,744 |
| Kentucky | #415 | 10 | 1 in 2,023 |
| Iowa | #425 | 7 | 1 in 1,933 |
| North Carolina | #455 | 22 | 1 in 2,185 |
| Mississippi | #488 | 6 | 1 in 2,080 |
| Ohio | #492 | 21 | 1 in 2,685 |
| Georgia | #498 | 22 | 1 in 2,401 |
| Indiana | #498 | 13 | 1 in 2,500 |
| Tennessee | #508 | 13 | 1 in 2,476 |
| Kansas | #514 | 6 | 1 in 2,305 |
| South Carolina | #542 | 8 | 1 in 2,400 |
| Alabama | #547 | 8 | 1 in 2,623 |
| Wisconsin | #557 | 9 | 1 in 2,783 |
| Maryland | #619 | 8 | 1 in 3,159 |
| Minnesota | #744 | 6 | 1 in 4,293 |
| Utah | #753 | 5 | 1 in 3,955 |
| Louisiana | #806 | 5 | 1 in 4,045 |
| Michigan | #832 | 9 | 1 in 4,940 |
| Arizona | #880 | 8 | 1 in 4,562 |
| Illinois | #932 | 12 | 1 in 5,519 |
| Washington | #943 | 6 | 1 in 5,358 |
| Florida | #945 | 15 | 1 in 5,739 |
| Virginia | #1,038 | 6 | 1 in 6,270 |
| Texas | #1,083 | 24 | 1 in 6,988 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,232 | 6 | 1 in 9,224 |
| California | #1,547 | 18 | 1 in 12,741 |
| New York | #1,615 | 8 | 1 in 11,941 |
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| Colorado | — | — | — |
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| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Patience
- 22 spots since 2024 (#1,317 → #1,295)
- 217 spots since 2020 (#1,078 → #1,295)
- 227 spots since 2015 (#1,068 → #1,295)
- Biggest jump: 487 spots in 1894 (#1,437 → #950)
- Biggest drop: 482 spots in 1892 (#796 → #1,278)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2006 at #577 (508 births)
- Births halved by 2015, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 33 yrs · run 1994–2014
- Highest: 1 in 3,743 girls born in 2006 were named Patience (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,345 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 28.4% of all girls named Patience (3,523) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 59 | #658 (1885) | #797 |
| 1890s | 82 | #796 (1891) | #1,072 |
| 1900s | 75 | #1,067 (1901) | #1,414 |
| 1910s | 144 | #1,421 (1910) | #1,783 |
| 1920s | 163 | #1,926 (1924) | #2,257 |
| 1930s | 171 | #1,437 (1938) | #2,096 |
| 1940s | 216 | #1,271 (1941) | #1,975 |
| 1950s | 258 | #1,728 (1957) | #2,158 |
| 1960s | 360 | #1,669 (1966) | #1,971 |
| 1970s | 750 | #1,160 (1973) | #1,468 |
| 1980s | 759 | #1,250 (1980) | #1,623 |
| 1990s | 2,040 | #805 (1996) | #962 |
| 2000s | 3,523 | #577 (2006) | #773 |
| 2010s | 2,618 | #803 (2010) | #1,013 |
| 2020s | 1,207 | #1,078 (2020) | #1,193 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Patience in 2008
Top girls' names in 2008
Top boys' names in 2008
More about 2008
girls
1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 4,924 of them was named Patience, which outranked 96.3% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 340,025 of them was named Patience, which outranked 24.5% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #9,871Zymeer7
- #9,871Zymier7
- #9,871Zymiere7
- #11,037Patience6
- #11,037Aadam6
- #11,037Aariv6
- #11,037Aaroosh6
- #12,553Aadith5
- #12,553Aahron5
- #12,553Aakarsh5
Tied with 1,515 names at #11,037; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.