Patience vs Patricia

Side-by-side comparison of Patience and Patricia — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Patience

Girl name · Rank #1326

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Name B

Patricia

Girl name · Rank #1298

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Metric Patience Patricia
Current Rank #1326 #1298
Total Births (all years) 12,249 1,573,445
Peak Year 2006 1951
Peak Year Births 508 56,446
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Patience Patricia
1880ss 59 58
1890ss 82 331
1900ss 75 1,336
1910ss 144 9,707
1920ss 163 74,732
1930ss 171 220,579
1940ss 216 411,412
1950ss 258 459,686
1960ss 360 231,169
1970ss 750 81,110
1980ss 759 45,128
1990ss 2,040 24,118
2000ss 3,523 9,319
2010ss 2,617 3,730
2020ss 1,032 1,030

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Patience Patricia
2014 272 379
2015 246 351
2016 206 387
2017 181 308
2018 213 299
2019 236 281
2020 229 217
2021 231 212
2022 203 222
2023 197 202
2024 172 177

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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