How Many People Are Named Patsy?
people named Patsy are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,609 people in the US has this name
Based on 127,161 babies named Patsy in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
4,868 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of PATTY, also used as a diminutive of PATRICK.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Patsy, 98.3% were girls and 1.7% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Patsy alive today is about 75 years old, and 91% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 70 and 83 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Patsy first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1941, to 4,868 babies. In 2025, 20 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Patsy never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #52, in 1936 and 1941, and it was in the top 100 for 19 years, 1930 to 1948. In 2025 it ranked #6,058.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,058 |
| Best rank | #52 (1936 and 1941) |
| Years in the top 100 | 19 (1930 to 1948) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #74 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Patsy alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Patsy were born in Texas than in any other state: about 8,444 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Patsy was given 3.2 times as often in Arkansas, 2.9 times in Oklahoma and 2.6 times in Texas.
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