Recorded 1898–1960 Girls' name Peak 1940 560 births

Patsie — girls' name

560 babies named Patsie in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s101910s451920s901930s1621940s1521950s881960s8
1930s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Patsie was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

25 babies were named Patsie in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Patsie

The Social Security Administration has registered 560 babies named Patsie between 1898 and 1960, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Patsie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Patsie performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 162 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Patsie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Patsie in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Patsie 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 560 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.

Patsie at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

560

Since 1898

63 years of records

Peak year

1940

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1898

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1960

Patsie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1898

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1940)
25
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
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Patsie by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
162 births that decade — 29% of Patsie's all-time total
1890s51900s101910s451920s901930s1621940s1521950s881960s8

Patsie by state

Where Patsie concentrates geographically — total births since 1898

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Patsie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 1.8%
#2 Kentucky
7 1.3%
#3 California
6 1.1%
Texas share of Patsie's total US births 1.8%
Even split

10 of 560 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Patsie?
560 babies have been named Patsie since 1898. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1940 with 25 births.
When was Patsie most popular?
Patsie was most popular in the 1930s decade with 162 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
Where is Patsie most popular?
The top states for the name Patsie are Texas (10 births), Kentucky (7 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Patsie been used?
Patsie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 63 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Patsie?
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, 1898–1960 (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.