Pat vs Patsy

Side-by-side comparison of Pat and Patsy - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Pat

Girl name

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Name B

Patsy

Girl name · Rank #6644

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Metric Pat Patsy
Current Rank Unranked #6644
Total Births (all years) 40,123 119,448
Peak Year 1941 1941
Peak Year Births 1,900 4,788
Peak Decade 1940s 1940s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1897 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Pat Patsy
1880s - 193
1890s 12 229
1900s 73 385
1910s 454 1,206
1920s 2,516 8,228
1930s 12,463 36,475
1940s 16,150 40,282
1950s 5,256 21,734
1960s 2,884 6,919
1970s 242 1,746
1980s 67 845
1990s 6 690
2000s - 257
2010s - 150
2020s - 109

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pat Patsy
2014 - 17
2015 - 16
2016 - 16
2017 - 15
2018 - 11
2019 - 11
2020 - 17
2021 - 20
2022 - 17
2023 - 18
2024 - 17
2025 - 20

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1897–1991.

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