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Patience

Patience holds the #1295 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 172 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1078 in 2020 to #1295 today. Its strongest year on record was 2006 (#577 nationally, 508 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in South Carolina (#467 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1295
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#577
in 2006 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
172
girls named Patience

Patience popularity, 1880–2025

0.007%0.014%0.022%0.029%18801900192019401960198020002020#577 in 2006
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2006

Where Patience is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025WI—Michigan: #1061 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#1061New York: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025IA—Illinois: #1113 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1113Indiana: #916 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#916Ohio: #1271 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1271Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025CT—California: #2276 (8 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)CA#2276Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025NE—Missouri: #811 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#811Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025WV—Virginia: #1037 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#1037Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1138 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#1138South Carolina: #467 (10 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)SC#467District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025OK—Louisiana: #776 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)LA#776Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025MS—Alabama: #574 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)AL#574Georgia: #748 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)GA#748Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Patience in 2025HI—Texas: #1615 (14 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1615Florida: #1055 (14 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#1055
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: South Carolina (#467), Alabama (#574), Louisiana (#776)

Uniqueness score

56/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Patience in the most recent year of SSA data.

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