Is Patsey a boy or girl name?

Patsey is a girl’s name. Of the 512 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.0% were girls and 1.0% were boys.

Patsey

Recorded 1911–1965 · United States

Patsey was most popular in 1942, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,808 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 512 people named Patsey.

Patsey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Patsey’s peak in 1942. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Patsey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Patsey is a girl’s name — 99.0% of the 512 Americans given it were girls and 1.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org