Patsy
About Patsy
This sassy, spunky name was used for the mostly Irish jump-roping pigtailed girls of the thirties and forties -- and some Irish and Italian boys as well. Its most noted bearer was iconic country music singer Patsy Cline (born Virginia), and was sighted most recently in the Ab Fab movie. After reaching Number 52 in the late thirties, it dropped off the list completely in 1970--and we're not anticipating a return.
Pronounced PAT-see.
As of October 2026, Patsy ranked #6059 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #52 in 1936.
Editor's take: The name Patsy is a girl's name of English origin meaning "noble, patrician".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Patsy.
- Janey
- Chuck
- Patty
- Johnnie
- Pedrine
- Pam
- Ed
- Jonnie
- Lassie
- Fannie
- Shelly
- Carol
- Fanny
- Margie
- Deb
- Jen
- Bernie
- Pollyanna
- Johannah
- Pat
Patsy on lists
Famous Patsys
- Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley)
American country music singer
- Patsy Palmer (born Julie Anne Harris)
English actress
- Patricia Lee "Patsy" Reddy
21st Governor,General of New Zealand
- Patsy Montana
stage name of Ruby Rose Blevins, American country music singer
- Patricia Jude Francis "Patsy" Kensit
English actress
- Patsy Matsu Takemoto Mink
former U.S. congresswoman from Hawaii
- Patricia Amy "Patsy" Rowlands
English actress
- Patsy O'Connell Sherman
American chemist and inventor of Scotchgard
- Patricia Ann "Patsy" Ramsey
American former beauty queen and mother of murder victim JonBenet Ramsey
Patsy in pop culture
- Patsy Stone
character on British sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous"
- Patsy Sewer
character on Canadian TV's "Instant Star"
- Patsy Edis
character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
- Patsy Stansfield Martin
character in G. A. Henty's "No Surrender"
- Patience "Patsy" Mount
character on TV's "Call the Midwife"