Recorded 1937–1952 Girls' name Peak 1943 43 births

Pattsy — girls' name

43 babies named Pattsy in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s131940s241950s6
1940s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Pattsy was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

8 babies were named Pattsy in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pattsy

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Pattsy between 1937 and 1952, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pattsy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pattsy performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Pattsy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pattsy 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 43 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.

Pattsy at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

43

Since 1937

16 years of records

Peak year

1943

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1937

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1952

Pattsy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1937

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1943)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Pattsy by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
24 births that decade — 56% of Pattsy's all-time total
1930s131940s241950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pattsy?
43 babies have been named Pattsy since 1937. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1943 with 8 births.
When was Pattsy most popular?
Pattsy was most popular in the 1940s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
How long has the name Pattsy been used?
Pattsy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 16 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Pattsy?
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, 1937–1952 (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.