Pansy
Pansy was last recorded in 2018, when 6 babies were given it; 10,953 Americans have been recorded with it between 1880 and 2018 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 2,340 Americans named Pansy and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (21% of everyone recorded); the median is 75 years old and half are between 65 and 84.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Pansy by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Pansy mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Pansy is “a female given name.” Its etymology gives the sense “type of flower” (pansy).
From pansy (“type of flower”).
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Pansy?
Unranked in 2025
Its last girls’ rank on record is #15,190, in 2018; SSA lists a name only in years with 5 or more births.
273 babies in 1916, the peak
Pansy peaked in 1916, when 273 girls were given it, #379 among girls’ names. It was not recorded in 2025.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #15,190 | under 0.01 |
| 1999 | 5 | #16,200 | under 0.01 |
| 1998 | 5 | #15,923 | under 0.01 |
| 1996 | 6 | #13,018 | under 0.01 |
| 1992 | 7 | #11,355 | under 0.01 |
| 1990 | 6 | #12,458 | under 0.01 |
| 1989 | 5 | #13,872 | under 0.01 |
| 1988 | 5 | #13,272 | under 0.01 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,837 | 0.01 |
| 1986 | 6 | #10,487 | under 0.01 |
Every recorded year (114)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5 | #11,935 | under 0.01 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,567 | 0.01 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,800 | 0.01 |
| 1980 | 5 | #11,626 | under 0.01 |
| 1979 | 9 | #7,127 | 0.01 |
| 1978 | 21 | #3,601 | 0.01 |
| 1977 | 16 | #4,366 | 0.01 |
| 1976 | 13 | #4,820 | 0.01 |
| 1975 | 22 | #3,227 | 0.02 |
| 1974 | 21 | #3,282 | 0.01 |
| 1973 | 17 | #3,748 | 0.01 |
| 1972 | 26 | #2,722 | 0.02 |
| 1971 | 31 | #2,459 | 0.02 |
| 1970 | 20 | #3,278 | 0.01 |
| 1969 | 29 | #2,438 | 0.02 |
| 1968 | 30 | #2,229 | 0.02 |
| 1967 | 41 | #1,840 | 0.02 |
| 1966 | 46 | #1,661 | 0.03 |
| 1965 | 26 | #2,389 | 0.01 |
| 1964 | 64 | #1,416 | 0.03 |
| 1963 | 59 | #1,457 | 0.03 |
| 1962 | 49 | #1,620 | 0.02 |
| 1961 | 70 | #1,337 | 0.03 |
| 1960 | 60 | #1,424 | 0.03 |
| 1959 | 62 | #1,367 | 0.03 |
| 1958 | 54 | #1,458 | 0.03 |
| 1957 | 72 | #1,243 | 0.04 |
| 1956 | 89 | #1,097 | 0.04 |
| 1955 | 74 | #1,163 | 0.04 |
| 1954 | 82 | #1,090 | 0.04 |
| 1953 | 75 | #1,127 | 0.04 |
| 1952 | 98 | #942 | 0.05 |
| 1951 | 98 | #933 | 0.05 |
| 1950 | 109 | #846 | 0.06 |
| 1949 | 91 | #932 | 0.05 |
| 1948 | 94 | #901 | 0.06 |
| 1947 | 89 | #940 | 0.05 |
| 1946 | 111 | #783 | 0.07 |
| 1945 | 83 | #828 | 0.06 |
| 1944 | 94 | #791 | 0.07 |
| 1943 | 112 | #732 | 0.08 |
| 1942 | 108 | #718 | 0.08 |
| 1941 | 123 | #643 | 0.10 |
| 1940 | 164 | #534 | 0.14 |
| 1939 | 145 | #556 | 0.13 |
| 1938 | 152 | #556 | 0.14 |
| 1937 | 157 | #528 | 0.15 |
| 1936 | 181 | #476 | 0.17 |
| 1935 | 180 | #474 | 0.17 |
| 1934 | 213 | #446 | 0.20 |
| 1933 | 192 | #471 | 0.19 |
| 1932 | 210 | #453 | 0.20 |
| 1931 | 224 | #432 | 0.21 |
| 1930 | 242 | #432 | 0.21 |
| 1929 | 204 | #464 | 0.18 |
| 1928 | 233 | #447 | 0.20 |
| 1927 | 231 | #460 | 0.19 |
| 1926 | 256 | #432 | 0.22 |
| 1925 | 240 | #446 | 0.20 |
| 1924 | 259 | #434 | 0.21 |
| 1923 | 229 | #453 | 0.19 |
| 1922 | 230 | #452 | 0.19 |
| 1921 | 245 | #436 | 0.20 |
| 1920 | 234 | #439 | 0.20 |
| 1919 | 239 | #421 | 0.21 |
| 1918 | 229 | #439 | 0.20 |
| 1917 | 238 | #409 | 0.22 |
| 1916 | 273 | #379 | 0.26 |
| 1915 | 267 | #367 | 0.27 |
| 1914 | 208 | #366 | 0.27 |
| 1913 | 170 | #371 | 0.27 |
| 1912 | 157 | #369 | 0.28 |
| 1911 | 135 | #343 | 0.32 |
| 1910 | 129 | #353 | 0.33 |
| 1909 | 120 | #334 | 0.35 |
| 1908 | 107 | #344 | 0.32 |
| 1907 | 119 | #318 | 0.37 |
| 1906 | 94 | #345 | 0.32 |
| 1905 | 87 | #364 | 0.30 |
| 1904 | 106 | #316 | 0.38 |
| 1903 | 89 | #332 | 0.34 |
| 1902 | 80 | #360 | 0.30 |
| 1901 | 76 | #351 | 0.32 |
| 1900 | 90 | #357 | 0.30 |
| 1899 | 82 | #333 | 0.35 |
| 1898 | 104 | #308 | 0.40 |
| 1897 | 63 | #370 | 0.27 |
| 1896 | 79 | #330 | 0.33 |
| 1895 | 71 | #341 | 0.30 |
| 1894 | 76 | #323 | 0.34 |
| 1893 | 64 | #337 | 0.30 |
| 1892 | 64 | #334 | 0.30 |
| 1891 | 59 | #330 | 0.32 |
| 1890 | 57 | #340 | 0.30 |
| 1889 | 56 | #331 | 0.31 |
| 1888 | 49 | #345 | 0.27 |
| 1887 | 55 | #289 | 0.38 |
| 1886 | 43 | #323 | 0.30 |
| 1885 | 33 | #351 | 0.25 |
| 1884 | 25 | #405 | 0.19 |
| 1883 | 28 | #342 | 0.25 |
| 1882 | 11 | #592 | 0.10 |
| 1881 | 8 | #665 | 0.09 |
| 1880 | 8 | #667 | 0.09 |
Ranks and shares: girls’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all girls SSA recorded that year.
Is Pansy a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Pansy has been recorded only for girls: SSA lists no boys with the name in 114 years of records (it lists a name only in years with 5 or more babies of a sex).
Girls and boys named Pansy: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Pansy, and how old are they?
2,340 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 21% of the 10,953 Americans ever recorded as Pansy. The median Pansy alive today is 75 years old; half are between 65 and 84.
The 2020 Census counted 3,067 people named Pansy (3,063 women and girls, 4 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 3,162 born in the U.S. The Census count is 3% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 749 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 1,140 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 343 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 73 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 10 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 6 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Pansy born?
The states with the most babies named Pansy are North Carolina, Texas and Missouri, with 37% of its births recorded by state since 1910; Missouri is not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,182 | not ranked | 3.8× |
| Texas | 642 | not ranked | 1.3× |
| Missouri | 602 | not ranked | 2.4× |
| West Virginia | 467 | not ranked | 3.0× |
| Tennessee | 452 | not ranked | 1.9× |
| Kentucky | 440 | not ranked | 1.9× |
| South Carolina | 400 | not ranked | 2.1× |
| Virginia | 382 | not ranked | 1.7× |
| Oklahoma | 291 | not ranked | 1.6× |
| Georgia | 282 | not ranked | 1.0× |
Where Pansy is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Pansy is most over-represented in North Carolina: since 1910 it was given 3.8 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Pansy with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 3 names spelled alike, given to 11,111 babies since 1880, Pansy is the most given (99% of them).
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Pansy
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Pansy and names like it
- Compare Pansy and PanseyBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1910sPansy peaked in 1916.
- North Carolina’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Pansy since 1910.
- The top names of 1916The year the most babies were named Pansy.
- The names of the Baby BoomersMost people named Pansy alive today were born 1946-1964.
- Names starting with PMost given first.