Patsy

#5,917 for girls in 2025, 20 births · Last seen for boys in 1992 at #8,435
Given to girls 93.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1941 · 4,788 births
Debut · girls
15 births
In top 100 · girls
19 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
119,448
since 1880

Patsy over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #52, 1941peak #314, 1911girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,91720—
2024#6,64217—
2023#6,40918—
2022#6,70717—
2021#5,95520—
2020#6,62917—
2019#9,11211—
2018#9,15111—
2017#7,44215—
2016#7,23016—
2015#7,26616—
2014#6,98717—
2013#8,58013—
2012#5,89522—
2011#9,15012—
2010#7,21717—
2009#7,34117—
2008#6,35021—
2007#8,52014—
2006#5,54524—
2005#5,11325—
2004#8,25913—
2003#3,18746—
2002#4,17930—
2001#3,54937—
2000#4,07930—
1999#3,14841—
1998#2,79847—
1997#2,77644—
1996#2,34056—
1995#2,36755—
1994#1,82778—
1993#1,84178—
1992#1,83078#8,4355
1991#1,505103#7,2716
1990#1,433110—
1989#1,49696—
1988#1,384102#5,7517
1987#1,53183—
1986#1,50582#6,7215
1985#1,50581#6,5235
1984#1,63367#4,9737
1983#1,46379#4,4998
1982#1,55176#5,6196
1981#1,32894#5,4686
1980#1,43385#5,5256
1979#1,30196#6,0565
1978#1,241100—
1977#1,24796#4,5827
1976#1,022122#4,0128
1975#910143#2,90213
1974#755186#3,31810
1973#716203#3,22310
1972#685214#3,9637
1971#629264#2,81312
1970#565322#2,73912
1969#574295#2,04617
1968#507367#1,50627
1967#444452#1,90617
1966#421497#2,46511
1965#384576#1,55925
1964#334817#1,51027
1963#312892#1,54826
1962#313898#1,80520
1961#2911,019#1,43931
1960#2701,106#1,40032
1959#2381,329#1,66523
1958#2151,453#1,76620
1957#2081,609#1,27837
1956#1921,799#1,28536
1955#1722,013#1,10246
1954#1552,279#1,13743
1953#1412,591#1,07446
1952#1282,826#1,26834
1951#1212,905#1,27933
1950#1172,930#1,13939
1949#1063,347#94653
1948#983,714#87960
1947#874,344#81572
1946#854,017#95249
1945#843,350#92748
1944#723,729#91848
1943#614,355#79768
1942#574,559#78667
1941#524,788#68380
1940#574,079#68678
1939#564,111#65283
1938#554,260#62092
1937#544,243#58497
1936#524,196#529116
1935#563,797#517124
1934#593,750#517127
1933#653,451#432163
1932#773,254#420177
1931#832,869#376221
1930#972,544#388218
1929#1182,042#353252
1928#1451,623#337280
1927#1671,302#332299
1926#198993#363263
1925#250706#344288
1924#293520#336299
1923#364334#338296
1922#396277#331307
1921#449236#326324
1920#492195#346287
1919#528168#324299
1918#520177#342282
1917#469191#354246
1916#602125#333256
1915#570128#343240
1914#58594#353174
1913#56183#367129
1912#47999#346119
1911#50168#31474
1910#46673#55626
1909#53550#55822
1908#51150#47527
1907#58040#63416
1906#54941#8529
1905#53641#39329
1904#61231#53817
1903#76020#55016
1902#55934#74410
1901#57729#55913
1900#48149#74312
1899#68021#9286
1898#57132#7449
1897#66022—
1896#65123—
1895#68521#9786
1894#51631—
1893#61422—
1892#63820—
1891#55922—
1890#69315—
1889#49925—
1888#53322—
1887#49920—
1886#49120#9595
1885#45921—
1884#43821—
1883#42320—
1882#44617—
1881#49112—
1880#43515—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Patsy was already there! It came in at #435, and was given to 15 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2015–2019, when fewer than 17 girls a year got the name.

Where Patsy is popular in 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedMNIllinois: #584 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,104 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedWIMichigan: #578 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,125 girlsMINew York: #1,064 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 17,437 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedSDIowa: #402 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,130 girlsIAIndiana: #491 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,093 girlsINOhio: #629 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 8,273 girlsOHPennsylvania: #713 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 10,675 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #645 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 6,118 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedUTColorado: #387 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,540 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #493 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,787 girlsMOKentucky: #283 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,050 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #243 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,456 girlsVAMaryland: #395 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,223 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedDEArizona: #268 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,157 girlsAZNew Mexico: #182 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 735 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedKSArkansas: #265 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,495 girlsARTennessee: #207 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,108 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #222 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,271 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #310 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,050 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #438 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,118 girlsOKLouisiana: #365 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,230 girlsLAMississippi: #245 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,246 girlsMSAlabama: #187 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 862 girlsALGeorgia: #227 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,272 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Patsy, so not publishedHITexas: #245 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 1,242 girlsTXFlorida: #425 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,186 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#182 · 1 in 735
  2. Alabama#187 · 1 in 862
  3. Tennessee#207 · 1 in 1,108
  4. North Carolina#222 · 1 in 1,271
  5. Georgia#227 · 1 in 1,272

Best ever in a state: #6 in Texas, 1933.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#182111 in 735
Alabama#187311 in 862
Tennessee#207271 in 1,108
North Carolina#222311 in 1,271
Georgia#227291 in 1,272
Virginia#243231 in 1,456
Mississippi#245151 in 1,246
Texas#245741 in 1,242
Arkansas#26591 in 1,495
Arizona#268111 in 1,157
Kentucky#283121 in 2,050
South Carolina#310101 in 2,050
Louisiana#365141 in 2,230
Colorado#38761 in 2,540
Maryland#39581 in 3,223
Iowa#40251 in 4,130
Florida#425131 in 3,186
Oklahoma#43851 in 3,118
Indiana#49181 in 5,093
Missouri#49371 in 4,787
Michigan#578101 in 7,125
Illinois#584141 in 6,104
Ohio#629101 in 8,273
California#645251 in 6,118
Pennsylvania#71381 in 10,675
New York#1,06481 in 17,437
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Patsy
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 725 spots since 2024 (#6,642 → #5,917)
  • 712 spots since 2020 (#6,629 → #5,917)
  • 1,349 spots since 2015 (#7,266 → #5,917)
  • Biggest jump: 199 spots in 1900 (#680 → #481)
  • Biggest drop: 201 spots in 1903 (#559 → #760)
Rise & fade · girls
61 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1941 at #52 (4,788 births)
  • Births halved by 1954, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 19 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 19 yrs · run 1930–1948
  • Top 1,000: 96 yrs · run 1880–1975
Share of babies · girls
1 in 248
  • Highest: 1 in 248 girls born in 1936 were named Patsy (0.40%)
  • Latest: 1 in 80,363 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #52 in 1941, was only 1 in 252 (0.40%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1940s
  • 33.7% of all girls named Patsy (40,282) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1923
  • Mostly boys until 1922, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s193#423 (1883)#471
1890s229#516 (1894)#627
1900s385#481 (1900)#570
1910s1,206#466 (1910)#528
1920s8,228#118 (1929)#287
1930s36,475#52 (1936)#65
1940s40,282#52 (1941)#76
1950s21,734#117 (1950)#169
1960s6,919#270 (1960)#385
1970s1,746#565 (1970)#907
1980s845#1,328 (1981)#1,483
1990s690#1,433 (1990)#2,187
2000s257#3,187 (2003)#5,612
2010s150#5,895 (2012)#7,803
2020s109#5,917 (2025)#6,377

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Patsy in 1967

girls
#444
452 births · 1 in 3,653 girls
boys
#1,906
17 births · 1 in 102,577 boys

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #444Patsy452

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #1,906Patsy17
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 3,653 of them was named Patsy, which outranked 94.3% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Patsy
  1. #441Bernice457
  2. #441Nanette457
  3. #443Janette453
  4. #444Patsy452
  5. #445Amelia450
  6. #445Lauri450
  7. #447Joni446
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,873Anissa#2,519 → #646
  2. ↑ 1,660Buffy#2,453 → #793
  3. ↑ 1,522Nichelle#2,022 → #500
  4. ↑ 893Josette#1,621 → #728
  5. ↑ 862Lissette#1,600 → #738
Fallers
  1. ↓ 792Tatia#668 → #1,460
  2. ↓ 531Inger#929 → #1,460
  3. ↓ 400Sonji#639 → #1,039
  4. ↓ 389Sunday#983 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 325Cinda#944 → #1,269

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 102,577 of them was named Patsy, which outranked 58.1% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Patsy
  1. #1,853Wanda18
  2. #1,853Willaim18
  3. #1,853Ysidro18
  4. #1,906Patsy17
  5. #1,906Amando17
  6. #1,906Asher17
  7. #1,906Autry17
  8. #1,974Alessandro16
  9. #1,974Andrey16
  10. #1,974Anil16

Tied with 67 names at #1,906; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,048Alfie#1,963 → #915
  2. ↑ 548Waylon#1,540 → #992
  3. ↑ 519Ariel#1,450 → #931
  4. ↑ 430Brendon#1,345 → #915
  5. ↑ 416Terrill#1,259 → #843
Fallers
  1. ↓ 443German#968 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 396Darry#916 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 346Regan#835 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 337Caleb#916 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 317Winfred#785 → #1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1967 →