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Patsy

Pronounced P AE1 T S IY0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1941
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Patsy?

Patsy is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 127,138 children — the 326th most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 158 births across the past decade, against a peak of 4,788 in a single year. That peak was in 1941.

01,2502,5003,7505,00018901920195019802010
1941Girls: 4,788Boys: 80

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
P AE1 T S IY0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

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

Names like Patsy

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

Sibling names for Patsy

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

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Patsy?
Patsy ranks 326th among girls' names in US records, with 127,138 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 158.
Is Patsy a unisex name?
No. Patsy is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Patsy most popular?
1941, when 4,788 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.