Recorded 1911–1965 Girls' name Peak 1942 507 births

Patsey — girls' name

507 babies named Patsey in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s321930s1431940s1771950s1181960s26
1940s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Patsey was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

26 babies were named Patsey in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Patsey

The Social Security Administration has registered 507 babies named Patsey between 1911 and 1965, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Patsey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Patsey performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 177 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Patsey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Patsey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 507 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Patsey at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

507

Since 1911

55 years of records

Peak year

1942

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1911

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 1965

Patsey popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1911

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1942)
26
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
051015202530 19651957195119451939193319261911 6

Patsey popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1915 (Patsey as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1915 5

Patsey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
177 births that decade — 35% of Patsey's all-time total
1910s111920s321930s1431940s1771950s1181960s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Patsey?
507 babies have been named Patsey since 1911. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1942 with 26 births.
When was Patsey most popular?
Patsey was most popular in the 1940s decade with 177 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Patsey been used?
Patsey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 55 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Patsey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Patricia, Patsy, Patty, Patti, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1911–1965 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.