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
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | |
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 1988
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Tennessee#644 · 1 in 5,786
- Ohio#787 · 1 in 8,579
- Texas#976 · 1 in 9,164
- California#1,265 · 1 in 13,438
- Florida#1,304 · 1 in 14,584
Best ever in a state: #6 in Texas, 1933.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #644 | 5 | 1 in 5,786 |
| Ohio | #787 | 8 | 1 in 8,579 |
| Texas | #976 | 14 | 1 in 9,164 |
| California | #1,265 | 17 | 1 in 13,438 |
| Florida | #1,304 | 5 | 1 in 14,584 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1941 at #52 (4,788 births)
- Births halved by 1954, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 19 yrs · run 1930–1948
- Top 1,000: 96 yrs · run 1880–1975
- 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
- 33.7% of all girls named Patsy (40,282) were born in this decade
- 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 1988
Top girls' names in 1988
Top boys' names in 1988
More about 1988
girls
1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 17,459 of them was named Patsy, which outranked 90.0% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,376Rosario103
- #1,376Sean103
- #1,376Unique103
- #1,384Patsy102
- #1,384Ayesha102
- #1,384Colby102
- #1,384Essence102
- #1,392Afton101
- #1,392Arianne101
- #1,392Blaire101
Tied with 7 names at #1,384; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 273,469 of them was named Patsy, which outranked 32.3% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #5,200Zakariah8
- #5,200Zan8
- #5,200Zubair8
- #5,751Patsy7
- #5,751Aakash7
- #5,751Abdias7
- #5,751Abelino7
- #6,426Abdon6
- #6,426Abdrew6
- #6,426Abed6
Tied with 674 names at #5,751; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.