Recorded 1998–2006 Girls' name Peak 1999 40 births

Patzy — girls' name

40 babies named Patzy in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s23
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Patzy was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

9 babies were named Patzy in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Patzy

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Patzy between 1998 and 2006, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Patzy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Patzy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Patzy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Patzy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Patzy 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 40 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.

Patzy at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

40

Since 1998

9 years of records

Peak year

1999

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1998

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2006

Patzy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1998

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1999)
9
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
45678910 200620052001200019991998 8

Patzy by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
23 births that decade — 57% of Patzy's all-time total
1990s172000s23

Patzy by state

Where Patzy concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Patzy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 12.5%
California share of Patzy's total US births 12.5%

5 of 40 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Patzy?
40 babies have been named Patzy since 1998. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1999 with 9 births.
When was Patzy most popular?
Patzy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Patzy most popular?
The top states for the name Patzy are California (5 births).
How long has the name Patzy been used?
Patzy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 9 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Patzy?
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, 1998–2006 (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.