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Girl name

Patsy

/ˈpætsi/ · 94% girls · 20 born in 2025

Patsy has been given to about 127,161 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1941, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈpætsi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 76,475
Median age today80 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Patsy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1941 · 4,868
  • Born in 202520
  • All time127,161
  • England & Wales, 202520

How popular is Patsy?

Its best year was 1941, when 4,868 babies were given the name, ranking 52nd. The typical living American called Patsy is about 80 years old today.

Names that sound like Patsy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Pansy0.85
  2. Patty0.79
  3. Patti0.64
  4. Daisy0.62
  5. Maisy0.62
  6. Pat0.60
  7. Betsy0.55
  8. Paisley0.52

Middle names for Patsy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Patsy Eve0.80
  2. Patsy Elizabeth0.78
  3. Patsy Josephine0.78
  4. Patsy Anne0.78
  5. Patsy Rose0.77
  6. Patsy Louise0.77

Sibling names for Patsy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Marilynsister · 0.93
  2. Rosemarysister · 0.92
  3. Lorettasister · 0.91
  4. Franklinbrother · 0.91
  5. Harveybrother · 0.90
  6. Billieeither · 0.90

Where Patsy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Patsy Anderson0.74
    2. Patsy White0.72
    3. Patsy Reyes0.72
    4. Patsy Nguyen0.72
    5. Patsy Moore0.72
    6. Patsy Lee0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Patsy

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.