Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Patience
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2006
Peak births
508
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Patience
How many people are named Patience?
An estimated 11,193 living Americans are named Patience.
How rare is Patience?
Patience is uncommon among babies today, with 172 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 66.1% from its 2006 peak.
How old is the typical Patience?
The median age of a living American named Patience is approximately 21 years, with most bearers falling between 13 and 31 years old.
Is Patience still popular?
Yes. Patience is holding steady, with 172 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Patience most common?
Patience has its strongest geographic signal in Arkansas, where it appears 3.3× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20062025
Peak year
2006
Decline from peak
66.1%
2025
172
All-time
12,425
Where it lives now
Patience is most concentrated in Kentucky — about 3.3× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in Arkansas.
States where Patience is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.