Girls' name · since 1926
Patsye
Patsye has 152 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1931 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,660 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 152
- born since 1926
- 1930s
- peak decade
Patsye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 152 recorded since 1926.
Social Security Administration records show Patsye recorded 152 times among girls since 1926, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1948.
- #22,660 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 152 born since 1926
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Patsye ranks #22,660 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 152 born since 1926, peaking in the 1930s.
- #22,660 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 152
- born since 1926
- 1930s
- peak decade
Patsye's 152 recorded births place it above 68.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Patsye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Patsye's full recorded timeline at 1937, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1931 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Patsye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1948
- Peak year (1931)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Patsye by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (78 births, 51% of the file).
1930s was Patsye's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Patsye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s
1930s
78 births
- 1940s
1940s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 78 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Patsye's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (78 total births) through the 1940s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Patsye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1926–1948 (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 Patsye 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.