Recorded 1926–1948 Girls' name Peak 1931 152 births

Patsye — girls' name

152 babies named Patsye in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s171930s781940s57
1930s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Patsye was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

12 babies were named Patsye in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Patsye

The Social Security Administration has registered 152 babies named Patsye between 1926 and 1948, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Patsye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Patsye performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Patsye shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Patsye 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 152 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.

Patsye at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

152

Since 1926

23 years of records

Peak year

1931

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1926

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1948

Patsye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1926

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1931)
12
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 19481945194219381935193219291926 5

Patsye by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
78 births that decade — 51% of Patsye's all-time total
1920s171930s781940s57

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Patsye?
152 babies have been named Patsye since 1926. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1931 with 12 births.
When was Patsye most popular?
Patsye was most popular in the 1930s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Patsye been used?
Patsye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 23 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Patsye?
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, 1926–1948 (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.