Names / Girl names
Patience
Current rank
#1,297
holding steady
All-time peak
#578
in 2006
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
12,400
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #578 in 2006 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Patience first shows up in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a girls' name. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. 2006 marked its high point, reaching #578. Over 12,400 have carried it since records began.