Patience

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Patience is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 12,293 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 12,249 as girls and 44 as boys. Patience gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 2006 and has since declined in popularity.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	172
2023	203
2022	210
2021	237
2020	229
2019	236
2018	221
2017	181
2016	206
2015	246
2014	277
2013	291
2012	316
2011	315
2010	347
2009	383
2008	390
2007	454
2006	508
2005	472
2004	293
2003	277
2002	264
2001	242
2000	246
1999	230
1998	252
1997	225
1996	255
1995	209
1994	202
1993	163
1992	176
1991	158
1990	170
1989	113
1988	66
1987	65
1986	75
1985	63
1984	64
1983	70
1982	61
1981	78
1980	104
1979	76
1978	102
1977	90
1976	79
1975	89
1974	77
1973	94
1972	54
1971	50
1970	39
1969	32
1968	33
1967	32
1966	45
1965	42
1964	39
1963	27
1962	35
1961	36
1960	39
1959	29
1958	30
1957	39
1956	29
1955	27
1954	30
1953	24
1952	15
1951	17
1950	18
1949	15
1948	16
1947	24
1946	22
1945	16
1944	19
1943	27
1942	20
1941	36
1940	21
1939	22
1938	27
1937	24
1936	17
1935	16
1934	16
1933	7
1932	15
1931	18
1930	9
1929	13
1928	18
1927	14
1926	16
1925	12
1924	21
1923	20
1922	17
1921	14
1920	18
1919	17
1918	19
1917	26
1916	17
1915	18
1914	18
1913	11
1911	7
1910	11
1909	8
1908	13
1906	7
1905	7
1904	8
1903	7
1902	5
1901	10
1900	10
1899	10
1897	9
1896	11
1895	9
1894	11
1893	5
1892	6
1891	12
1890	9
1888	8
1887	8
1885	11
1884	7
1883	6
1882	6
1881	6
1880	7