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Pansy

Pronounced P AE1 N Z IY0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1916
  • 139 years in use
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How popular is Pansy?

Pansy is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 10,953 children — the 1,329th most common girls' name on record.

It has left circulation; 2018 is the last year it appears. Its best single year was 1916, when 273 children were given it.

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Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
P AE1 N Z IY0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Pansy

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Pansy

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Pansy?
Pansy ranks 1,329th among girls' names in US records, with 10,953 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 6.
Is Pansy a unisex name?
No. Pansy is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Pansy most popular?
1916, when 273 children were given the name. It last appears in the record in 2018.