Unisex name · since 1880
Patsy
Patsy has 119,448 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1941 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #328 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,918 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 119,448
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Yes -- Patsy is the #5918 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 119,448 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Patsy has been recorded 119,448 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #5918 nationally and more common than 66% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #328 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,918 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 119,448 born since 1880
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Patsy ranks #328 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,918 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 119,448 born since 1880, peaking in the 1940s.
- #328 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,918 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 119,448
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Patsy's 119,448 recorded births place it above 99.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Patsy compares
119,448 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Patsy's all-time total is 318x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Patsy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 119,448 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 4,788 | 21 | 19,840 |
Patsy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Patsy's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 20% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 80%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 11 births recorded -- set against the 1941 peak of 4,788, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Patsy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1941)
- 4,788
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Patsy popularity over time - boys
7,713 total births recorded since 1886 (Patsy as boys' name)
Patsy by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (40,282 births, 34% of the file).
1940s was Patsy's strongest decade.
40,282 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Patsy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 193
1880s
193 births
- 1890s 229
1890s
229 births
- 1900s 385
1900s
385 births
- 1910s 1,206
1910s
1,206 births
- 1920s 8,228
1920s
8,228 births
- 1930s
1930s
36,475 births
- 1940s
1940s
40,282 births
- 1950s
1950s
21,734 births
- 1960s 6,919
1960s
6,919 births
- 1970s 1,746
1970s
1,746 births
- 1980s 845
1980s
845 births
- 1990s 690
1990s
690 births
- 2000s 257
2000s
257 births
- 2010s 150
2010s
150 births
- 2020s 109
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 40,282 births (34% of all-time use).
How Patsy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Patsy's total volume
Patsy by state
Where Patsy concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 18,542 | 15.5% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 7,141 | 6.0% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 6,932 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 6,054 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 6,014 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 5,040 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 4,821 | 4.0% |
| #8 | California | | 4,542 | 3.8% |
18,542 of 119,448 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Patsy appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Patsy's data
- Patsy's decade-level peak was the 1940s (40,282 total births); usage has since declined to 109 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Patsys (18,542 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Patsy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1941)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Patsy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.