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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1941 · 4,788 births
- Debut · girls
- 15 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 19 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 119,448since 1880
Patsy over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,917 | 20 | — | |
| 2024 | #6,642 | 17 | — | |
| 2023 | #6,409 | 18 | — | |
| 2022 | #6,707 | 17 | — | |
| 2021 | #5,955 | 20 | — | |
| 2020 | #6,629 | 17 | — | |
| 2019 | #9,112 | 11 | — | |
| 2018 | #9,151 | 11 | — | |
| 2017 | #7,442 | 15 | — | |
| 2016 | #7,230 | 16 | — | |
| 2015 | #7,266 | 16 | — | |
| 2014 | #6,987 | 17 | — | |
| 2013 | #8,580 | 13 | — | |
| 2012 | #5,895 | 22 | — | |
| 2011 | #9,150 | 12 | — | |
| 2010 | #7,217 | 17 | — | |
| 2009 | #7,341 | 17 | — | |
| 2008 | #6,350 | 21 | — | |
| 2007 | #8,520 | 14 | — | |
| 2006 | #5,545 | 24 | — | |
| 2005 | #5,113 | 25 | — | |
| 2004 | #8,259 | 13 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,187 | 46 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,179 | 30 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,549 | 37 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,079 | 30 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,148 | 41 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,798 | 47 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,776 | 44 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,340 | 56 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,367 | 55 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,827 | 78 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,841 | 78 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,830 | 78 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #1,505 | 103 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #1,433 | 110 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,496 | 96 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,384 | 102 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #1,531 | 83 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,505 | 82 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #1,505 | 81 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #1,633 | 67 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #1,463 | 79 | #4,499 | 8 |
| 1982 | #1,551 | 76 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #1,328 | 94 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #1,433 | 85 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #1,301 | 96 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #1,241 | 100 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,247 | 96 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #1,022 | 122 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1975 | #910 | 143 | #2,902 | 13 |
| 1974 | #755 | 186 | #3,318 | 10 |
| 1973 | #716 | 203 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1972 | #685 | 214 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1971 | #629 | 264 | #2,813 | 12 |
| 1970 | #565 | 322 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1969 | #574 | 295 | #2,046 | 17 |
| 1968 | #507 | 367 | #1,506 | 27 |
| 1967 | #444 | 452 | #1,906 | 17 |
| 1966 | #421 | 497 | #2,465 | 11 |
| 1965 | #384 | 576 | #1,559 | 25 |
| 1964 | #334 | 817 | #1,510 | 27 |
| 1963 | #312 | 892 | #1,548 | 26 |
| 1962 | #313 | 898 | #1,805 | 20 |
| 1961 | #291 | 1,019 | #1,439 | 31 |
| 1960 | #270 | 1,106 | #1,400 | 32 |
| 1959 | #238 | 1,329 | #1,665 | 23 |
| 1958 | #215 | 1,453 | #1,766 | 20 |
| 1957 | #208 | 1,609 | #1,278 | 37 |
| 1956 | #192 | 1,799 | #1,285 | 36 |
| 1955 | #172 | 2,013 | #1,102 | 46 |
| 1954 | #155 | 2,279 | #1,137 | 43 |
| 1953 | #141 | 2,591 | #1,074 | 46 |
| 1952 | #128 | 2,826 | #1,268 | 34 |
| 1951 | #121 | 2,905 | #1,279 | 33 |
| 1950 | #117 | 2,930 | #1,139 | 39 |
| 1949 | #106 | 3,347 | #946 | 53 |
| 1948 | #98 | 3,714 | #879 | 60 |
| 1947 | #87 | 4,344 | #815 | 72 |
| 1946 | #85 | 4,017 | #952 | 49 |
| 1945 | #84 | 3,350 | #927 | 48 |
| 1944 | #72 | 3,729 | #918 | 48 |
| 1943 | #61 | 4,355 | #797 | 68 |
| 1942 | #57 | 4,559 | #786 | 67 |
| 1941 | #52 | 4,788 | #683 | 80 |
| 1940 | #57 | 4,079 | #686 | 78 |
| 1939 | #56 | 4,111 | #652 | 83 |
| 1938 | #55 | 4,260 | #620 | 92 |
| 1937 | #54 | 4,243 | #584 | 97 |
| 1936 | #52 | 4,196 | #529 | 116 |
| 1935 | #56 | 3,797 | #517 | 124 |
| 1934 | #59 | 3,750 | #517 | 127 |
| 1933 | #65 | 3,451 | #432 | 163 |
| 1932 | #77 | 3,254 | #420 | 177 |
| 1931 | #83 | 2,869 | #376 | 221 |
| 1930 | #97 | 2,544 | #388 | 218 |
| 1929 | #118 | 2,042 | #353 | 252 |
| 1928 | #145 | 1,623 | #337 | 280 |
| 1927 | #167 | 1,302 | #332 | 299 |
| 1926 | #198 | 993 | #363 | 263 |
| 1925 | #250 | 706 | #344 | 288 |
| 1924 | #293 | 520 | #336 | 299 |
| 1923 | #364 | 334 | #338 | 296 |
| 1922 | #396 | 277 | #331 | 307 |
| 1921 | #449 | 236 | #326 | 324 |
| 1920 | #492 | 195 | #346 | 287 |
| 1919 | #528 | 168 | #324 | 299 |
| 1918 | #520 | 177 | #342 | 282 |
| 1917 | #469 | 191 | #354 | 246 |
| 1916 | #602 | 125 | #333 | 256 |
| 1915 | #570 | 128 | #343 | 240 |
| 1914 | #585 | 94 | #353 | 174 |
| 1913 | #561 | 83 | #367 | 129 |
| 1912 | #479 | 99 | #346 | 119 |
| 1911 | #501 | 68 | #314 | 74 |
| 1910 | #466 | 73 | #556 | 26 |
| 1909 | #535 | 50 | #558 | 22 |
| 1908 | #511 | 50 | #475 | 27 |
| 1907 | #580 | 40 | #634 | 16 |
| 1906 | #549 | 41 | #852 | 9 |
| 1905 | #536 | 41 | #393 | 29 |
| 1904 | #612 | 31 | #538 | 17 |
| 1903 | #760 | 20 | #550 | 16 |
| 1902 | #559 | 34 | #744 | 10 |
| 1901 | #577 | 29 | #559 | 13 |
| 1900 | #481 | 49 | #743 | 12 |
| 1899 | #680 | 21 | #928 | 6 |
| 1898 | #571 | 32 | #744 | 9 |
| 1897 | #660 | 22 | — | |
| 1896 | #651 | 23 | — | |
| 1895 | #685 | 21 | #978 | 6 |
| 1894 | #516 | 31 | — | |
| 1893 | #614 | 22 | — | |
| 1892 | #638 | 20 | — | |
| 1891 | #559 | 22 | — | |
| 1890 | #693 | 15 | — | |
| 1889 | #499 | 25 | — | |
| 1888 | #533 | 22 | — | |
| 1887 | #499 | 20 | — | |
| 1886 | #491 | 20 | #959 | 5 |
| 1885 | #459 | 21 | — | |
| 1884 | #438 | 21 | — | |
| 1883 | #423 | 20 | — | |
| 1882 | #446 | 17 | — | |
| 1881 | #491 | 12 | — | |
| 1880 | #435 | 15 | — | |
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Mississippi#362 · 1 in 1,917
- Alabama#511 · 1 in 3,625
- Missouri#642 · 1 in 6,131
- Georgia#669 · 1 in 5,375
- North Carolina#721 · 1 in 6,474
Best ever in a state: #6 in Texas, 1933.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #362 | 8 | 1 in 1,917 |
| Alabama | #511 | 6 | 1 in 3,625 |
| Missouri | #642 | 5 | 1 in 6,131 |
| Georgia | #669 | 6 | 1 in 5,375 |
| North Carolina | #721 | 5 | 1 in 6,474 |
| Texas | #882 | 13 | 1 in 7,953 |
| Ohio | #1,005 | 5 | 1 in 13,791 |
| California | #1,555 | 8 | 1 in 19,166 |
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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
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 193 | #423 (1883) | #471 |
| 1890s | 229 | #516 (1894) | #627 |
| 1900s | 385 | #481 (1900) | #570 |
| 1910s | 1,206 | #466 (1910) | #528 |
| 1920s | 8,228 | #118 (1929) | #287 |
| 1930s | 36,475 | #52 (1936) | #65 |
| 1940s | 40,282 | #52 (1941) | #76 |
| 1950s | 21,734 | #117 (1950) | #169 |
| 1960s | 6,919 | #270 (1960) | #385 |
| 1970s | 1,746 | #565 (1970) | #907 |
| 1980s | 845 | #1,328 (1981) | #1,483 |
| 1990s | 690 | #1,433 (1990) | #2,187 |
| 2000s | 257 | #3,187 (2003) | #5,612 |
| 2010s | 150 | #5,895 (2012) | #7,803 |
| 2020s | 109 | #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 1978
girls
#1,241
100 births · 1 in 15,319 girls
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 15,319 of them was named Patsy, which outranked 89.2% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Patsy
- #1,231Paola101
- #1,231Rosanne101
- #1,231Shawana101
- #1,241Patsy100
- #1,241Brandon100
- #1,241Chantelle100
- #1,241Jolie100
- #1,248Crista99
- #1,248Jeffrey99
- #1,248Lia99
Tied with 6 names at #1,241; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.