Patience
#1,421 most common girls' name of all time · #2,460 across all names · <1% boys / >99% girls · used 1880–2025
Rank among girls
#1,421
Rank overall
#2,460 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
141 of 146
All-time
12,469
Since 2016
2,070
Peak year
2006 #577
Best rank
#577 2006
Girls
Boys
peak 508/yr
Patience is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 172 | — | 172 | #1,295 |
| 2024 | 174 | — | 174 | #1,317 |
| 2023 | 198 | 6 | 204 | #1,205 |
| 2022 | 203 | 7 | 210 | #1,183 |
| 2021 | 231 | 6 | 237 | #1,082 |
| 2020 | 229 | — | 229 | #1,079 |
| 2019 | 236 | — | 236 | #1,070 |
| 2018 | 213 | 8 | 221 | #1,145 |
| 2017 | 181 | — | 181 | #1,299 |
| 2016 | 206 | — | 206 | #1,205 |
| 2015 | 246 | — | 246 | #1,068 |
| 2014 | 273 | 5 | 278 | #977 |
| 2013 | 291 | — | 291 | #886 |
| 2012 | 316 | — | 316 | #844 |
| 2011 | 315 | — | 315 | #837 |
| 2010 | 341 | 6 | 347 | #803 |
| 2009 | 383 | — | 383 | #746 |
| 2008 | 384 | 6 | 390 | #765 |
| 2007 | 454 | — | 454 | #653 |
| 2006 | 508 | — | 508 | #577 |
| 2005 | 472 | — | 472 | #603 |
| 2004 | 293 | — | 293 | #840 |
| 2003 | 277 | — | 277 | #866 |
| 2002 | 264 | — | 264 | #868 |
| 2001 | 242 | — | 242 | #923 |
| 2000 | 246 | — | 246 | #894 |
| 1999 | 230 | — | 230 | #919 |
| 1998 | 252 | — | 252 | #845 |
| 1997 | 225 | — | 225 | #895 |
| 1996 | 255 | — | 255 | #805 |
| 1995 | 209 | — | 209 | #905 |
| 1994 | 202 | — | 202 | #932 |
| 1993 | 163 | — | 163 | #1,105 |
| 1992 | 176 | — | 176 | #1,046 |
| 1991 | 158 | — | 158 | #1,124 |
| 1990 | 170 | — | 170 | #1,052 |
| 1989 | 113 | — | 113 | #1,356 |
| 1988 | 66 | — | 66 | #1,867 |
| 1987 | 65 | — | 65 | #1,793 |
| 1986 | 75 | — | 75 | #1,593 |
| 1985 | 63 | — | 63 | #1,786 |
| 1984 | 64 | — | 64 | #1,706 |
| 1983 | 70 | — | 70 | #1,586 |
| 1982 | 61 | — | 61 | #1,789 |
| 1981 | 78 | — | 78 | #1,531 |
| 1980 | 104 | — | 104 | #1,251 |
| 1979 | 76 | — | 76 | #1,531 |
| 1978 | 102 | — | 102 | #1,221 |
| 1977 | 90 | — | 90 | #1,295 |
| 1976 | 79 | — | 79 | #1,356 |
| 1975 | 89 | — | 89 | #1,260 |
| 1974 | 77 | — | 77 | #1,352 |
| 1973 | 94 | — | 94 | #1,161 |
| 1972 | 54 | — | 54 | #1,658 |
| 1971 | 50 | — | 50 | #1,776 |
| 1970 | 39 | — | 39 | #2,086 |
| 1969 | 32 | — | 32 | #2,258 |
| 1968 | 33 | — | 33 | #2,092 |
| 1967 | 32 | — | 32 | #2,080 |
| 1966 | 45 | — | 45 | #1,671 |
| 1965 | 42 | — | 42 | #1,742 |
| 1964 | 39 | — | 39 | #1,894 |
| 1963 | 27 | — | 27 | #2,309 |
| 1962 | 35 | — | 35 | #1,949 |
| 1961 | 36 | — | 36 | #1,925 |
| 1960 | 39 | — | 39 | #1,815 |
| 1959 | 29 | — | 29 | #2,114 |
| 1958 | 30 | — | 30 | #2,028 |
| 1957 | 39 | — | 39 | #1,736 |
| 1956 | 29 | — | 29 | #2,012 |
| 1955 | 27 | — | 27 | #2,067 |
| 1954 | 30 | — | 30 | #1,913 |
| 1953 | 24 | — | 24 | #2,124 |
| 1952 | 15 | — | 15 | #2,808 |
| 1951 | 17 | — | 17 | #2,478 |
| 1950 | 18 | — | 18 | #2,347 |
| 1949 | 15 | — | 15 | #2,626 |
| 1948 | 16 | — | 16 | #2,495 |
| 1947 | 24 | — | 24 | #1,998 |
| 1946 | 22 | — | 22 | #1,973 |
| 1945 | 16 | — | 16 | #2,156 |
| 1944 | 19 | — | 19 | #1,972 |
| 1943 | 27 | — | 27 | #1,630 |
| 1942 | 20 | — | 20 | #1,924 |
| 1941 | 36 | — | 36 | #1,272 |
| 1940 | 21 | — | 21 | #1,747 |
| 1939 | 22 | — | 22 | #1,640 |
| 1938 | 27 | — | 27 | #1,439 |
| 1937 | 24 | — | 24 | #1,541 |
| 1936 | 17 | — | 17 | #1,880 |
| 1935 | 16 | — | 16 | #2,010 |
| 1934 | 16 | — | 16 | #2,007 |
| 1933 | 7 | — | 7 | #3,408 |
| 1932 | 15 | — | 15 | #2,142 |
| 1931 | 18 | — | 18 | #1,882 |
| 1930 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,058 |
| 1929 | 13 | — | 13 | #2,440 |
| 1928 | 18 | — | 18 | #2,028 |
| 1927 | 14 | — | 14 | #2,441 |
| 1926 | 16 | — | 16 | #2,261 |
| 1925 | 12 | — | 12 | #2,783 |
| 1924 | 21 | — | 21 | #1,930 |
| 1923 | 20 | — | 20 | #1,948 |
| 1922 | 17 | — | 17 | #2,191 |
| 1921 | 14 | — | 14 | #2,513 |
| 1920 | 18 | — | 18 | #2,085 |
| 1919 | 17 | — | 17 | #2,067 |
| 1918 | 19 | — | 19 | #1,969 |
| 1917 | 26 | — | 26 | #1,473 |
| 1916 | 17 | — | 17 | #1,952 |
| 1915 | 18 | — | 18 | #1,807 |
| 1914 | 18 | — | 18 | #1,546 |
| 1913 | 11 | — | 11 | #1,888 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | 7 | #1,969 |
| 1910 | 11 | — | 11 | #1,428 |
| 1909 | 8 | — | 8 | #1,614 |
| 1908 | 13 | — | 13 | #1,147 |
| 1906 | 7 | — | 7 | #1,565 |
| 1905 | 7 | — | 7 | #1,544 |
| 1904 | 8 | — | 8 | #1,371 |
| 1903 | 7 | — | 7 | #1,448 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | 5 | #1,797 |
| 1901 | 10 | — | 10 | #1,077 |
| 1900 | 10 | — | 10 | #1,239 |
| 1899 | 10 | — | 10 | #1,045 |
| 1897 | 9 | — | 9 | #1,103 |
| 1896 | 11 | — | 11 | #1,010 |
| 1895 | 9 | — | 9 | #1,128 |
| 1894 | 11 | — | 11 | #960 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | 5 | #1,440 |
| 1892 | 6 | — | 6 | #1,284 |
| 1891 | 12 | — | 12 | #802 |
| 1890 | 9 | — | 9 | #955 |
| 1888 | 8 | — | 8 | #973 |
| 1887 | 8 | — | 8 | #879 |
| 1885 | 11 | — | 11 | #673 |
| 1884 | 7 | — | 7 | #865 |
| 1883 | 6 | — | 6 | #838 |
| 1882 | 6 | — | 6 | #837 |
| 1881 | 6 | — | 6 | #768 |
| 1880 | 7 | — | 7 | #726 |