Patience is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #604 in 2005 with 472 recorded births. This places Patience in the top 3% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Uncommon. The name reached its all-time peak in 2006 with 508 births ranking #578. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 85.1%. In 2005, approximately 1 in every 3,915 girls born was named Patience. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.