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 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Tennessee#526 · 1 in 2,388
- Arkansas#553 · 1 in 2,257
- Georgia#625 · 1 in 3,003
- Kentucky#642 · 1 in 3,043
- Oklahoma#658 · 1 in 2,799
Best ever in a state: #94 in Wyoming, 2007.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #526 | 13 | 1 in 2,388 |
| Arkansas | #553 | 5 | 1 in 2,257 |
| Georgia | #625 | 16 | 1 in 3,003 |
| Kentucky | #642 | 6 | 1 in 3,043 |
| Oklahoma | #658 | 6 | 1 in 2,799 |
| Missouri | #735 | 7 | 1 in 3,875 |
| Ohio | #821 | 11 | 1 in 4,733 |
| Louisiana | #852 | 5 | 1 in 4,197 |
| North Carolina | #913 | 9 | 1 in 5,034 |
| Indiana | #1,058 | 5 | 1 in 6,059 |
| Washington | #1,100 | 5 | 1 in 6,429 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,138 | 7 | 1 in 7,408 |
| Illinois | #1,307 | 7 | 1 in 8,232 |
| Florida | #1,345 | 9 | 1 in 9,634 |
| California | #1,525 | 17 | 1 in 11,983 |
| New York | #1,732 | 7 | 1 in 12,834 |
| Texas | #2,032 | 10 | 1 in 16,729 |
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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 2016
Top girls' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 8,602 of them was named Patience, which outranked 93.6% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,197Oaklee208
- #1,201Brynleigh207
- #1,201Kataleya207
- #1,203Patience206
- #1,203Evelina206
- #1,203Luella206
- #1,203Paisleigh206
- #1,209Kya205
- #1,210Karma204
- #1,210Noel204
Tied with 5 names at #1,203; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.