The first name Patsy

In 2025, 20 girls were named Patsy, making it the 1,512th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 30 births (#1,128).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Patsy with other names.

In 2025, 20 girls born in the United States were named Patsy, the 6,059th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1941, when 4,788 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Patsy Cline
  American country singer (1932–1963)
• Patsy Mink
  American politician (1927–2002)
• Patsy Kelly
  American actress (1910–1981)
• Patsy Ruth Miller
  American actress (1904-1995)
• Patsy Elsener
  American diver (1929–2019)
• Patsy O'Connell Sherman
  American chemist, 1930–2008
• Patsy Rowlands
  Actress, singer (1931-2005)
• Patsy Willard
  Former American Olympic diver, born 1941
• Patsy Byrne
  English actress (1933-2014)
• Patsy Gallant
  Canadian actress and singer, born 1948
• Patsy Ticer
  American politician (1935–2017)
• Patsy Adam-Smith
  Australian author, historian and servicewoman (1924–2001)

What does the name Patsy mean?

From the clipping of Patricia or Patrick + -sy (hypocoristic suffix).

How popular is the name Patsy?

In 2025, 20 girls born in England and Wales were named Patsy, ranking 1,512th. Its peak was 2024, with 30 births.

Is Patsy a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 127,161 US babies named Patsy since 1880, 94% were girls and 6% boys.

When was Patsy most popular?

1941 in the United States, when 4,788 babies were named Patsy, its highest rank at 52nd.

What are other spellings of Patsy?

Patsie.