Recorded 2002–2010 Girls' name Peak 2005 36 births

Patiance — girls' name

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.

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2000s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Patiance was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

9 babies were named Patiance in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Patiance

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Patiance between 2002 and 2010, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Patiance currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Patiance performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Patiance shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Patiance 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 36 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.

Patiance at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

36

Since 2002

9 years of records

Peak year

2005

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

2002

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2010

Patiance popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2002

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2005)
9
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
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Patiance by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
31 births that decade — 86% of Patiance's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Patiance?
36 babies have been named Patiance since 2002. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2005 with 9 births.
When was Patiance most popular?
Patiance was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Patiance been used?
Patiance has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 9 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Patiance?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Patricia, Patsy, Patty, Patti, and 4 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, 2002–2010 (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.