U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Patsy?

Patsy was the #792 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Patsy

62,123

About 1 in 5,335 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#792

More common than 98.5% of listed first names

Peak year

1941

4,868 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

20

#10,280 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 5,335

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

1.7% male98.3% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic83.5%
Black, non-Hispanic8.30%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.93%
Asian / Pacific Islander0.80%
Two or more races2.17%
Hispanic or Latino4.25%

Reading the result

Patsy across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Patsy reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1941, with 4,868 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 20 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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