Patience is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #746 in 2009 with 383 recorded births. This places Patience in the top 4% 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 50.2%. In 2009, approximately 1 in every 4,796 girls born was named Patience. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.