Recorded 2005–2009 Girls' name Peak 2006 25 births

Pacience — girls' name

25 babies named Pacience in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s25
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Pacience was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

8 babies were named Pacience in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pacience

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Pacience between 2005 and 2009, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pacience currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pacience performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pacience in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Pacience at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

25

Since 2005

5 years of records

Peak year

2006

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

2005

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2009

Pacience popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2005

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2006)
8
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
456789 2009200720062005 5

Pacience by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
25 births that decade — 100% of Pacience's all-time total
2000s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pacience?
25 babies have been named Pacience since 2005. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2006 with 8 births.
When was Pacience most popular?
Pacience was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Pacience been used?
Pacience has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 5 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Pacience?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pacey, Pachia, Pace, Pacita, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2005–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.