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 2014
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Montana#209 · 1 in 598
- Oklahoma#417 · 1 in 1,686
- Kentucky#419 · 1 in 1,848
- Tennessee#439 · 1 in 1,945
- Wisconsin#496 · 1 in 2,309
Best ever in a state: #94 in Wyoming, 2007.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #209 | 5 | 1 in 598 |
| Oklahoma | #417 | 10 | 1 in 1,686 |
| Kentucky | #419 | 10 | 1 in 1,848 |
| Tennessee | #439 | 16 | 1 in 1,945 |
| Wisconsin | #496 | 10 | 1 in 2,309 |
| Indiana | #500 | 13 | 1 in 2,349 |
| South Carolina | #642 | 6 | 1 in 3,044 |
| Pennsylvania | #675 | 14 | 1 in 3,801 |
| Ohio | #681 | 14 | 1 in 3,782 |
| Washington | #694 | 9 | 1 in 3,489 |
| Utah | #737 | 5 | 1 in 3,623 |
| Georgia | #762 | 12 | 1 in 4,017 |
| Louisiana | #834 | 5 | 1 in 4,181 |
| Maryland | #877 | 5 | 1 in 4,862 |
| Virginia | #908 | 7 | 1 in 5,331 |
| Colorado | #924 | 5 | 1 in 4,648 |
| New Jersey | #928 | 7 | 1 in 5,301 |
| Missouri | #952 | 5 | 1 in 5,422 |
| North Carolina | #970 | 8 | 1 in 5,640 |
| Florida | #1,140 | 11 | 1 in 7,612 |
| Texas | #1,404 | 17 | 1 in 9,810 |
| Illinois | #1,416 | 6 | 1 in 9,829 |
| California | #1,673 | 15 | 1 in 13,977 |
| New York | #1,755 | 7 | 1 in 13,207 |
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| 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 2014
Top girls' names in 2014
Top boys' names in 2014
More about 2014
girls
1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 6,543 of them was named Patience, which outranked 94.9% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #972Landry274
- #972Magdalena274
- #972Ryann274
- #977Patience273
- #977Kylah273
- #979Abril272
- #979Annalee272
- #979Antonia272
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
- ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
- ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
- ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
- ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,920,871 boys got a published name in 2014; 1 in 384,174 of them was named Patience, which outranked 14.0% of the 14,081 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,973 names at #12,108; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.