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Patience

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Patience was most popular in 2006, when 508 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,079 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,440, with 172 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 12,469 people named Patience.

Most popular in2006
Rank that year#1,079
Births that year508
Total since 188012,469

Patience over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Patience’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org