Girls' name · since 2002
Patiance
36 babies named Patiance in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #38,914 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Patiance is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 36 have been recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Patiance has been recorded 36 times among girls since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2010.
- #38,914 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 36 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Patiance ranks #38,914 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #38,914 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Patiance's 36 recorded births place it above 46.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Patiance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Patiance splits its recorded history at 2007: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Patiance popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2010
- Peak year (2005)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Patiance by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (31 births, 86% of the file).
2000s was Patiance's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Patiance births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 31 births (86% of all-time use).
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- Patiance's decade-level peak was the 2000s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Patiance: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~8 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Patiance draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.