Girl
Patience
One of the Puritan virtue names common in 17th-century New England, alongside names like Hope, Mercy, and Charity. It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2000s than ever before. These days, it is a name that stands out a little.
EnglishEnglish virtue name
EtymologyMeaning "the capacity to endure"
Births by decade
1900s
75
1910s
144
1920s
163
1930s
171
1940s
216
1950s
258
1960s
360
1970s
749
1980s
759
1990s
2,039
2000s
3,527
2010s
2,163
Peaked in the 2000s · 10,624 total U.S. births since 1900