Recorded 1946–1960 Girls' name Peak 1948 56 births

Patsi — girls' name

56 babies named Patsi in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s311950s201960s5
1940s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Patsi was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

10 babies were named Patsi in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Patsi

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Patsi between 1946 and 1960, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Patsi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Patsi performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Patsi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Patsi 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 56 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.

Patsi at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

56

Since 1946

15 years of records

Peak year

1948

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1946

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1960

Patsi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1946

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1948)
10
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 19601953195219501949194819471946 9

Patsi by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
31 births that decade — 55% of Patsi's all-time total
1940s311950s201960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Patsi?
56 babies have been named Patsi since 1946. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1948 with 10 births.
When was Patsi most popular?
Patsi was most popular in the 1940s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Patsi been used?
Patsi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 15 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Patsi?
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, 1946–1960 (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.