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

Popularity by State (2024)

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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