Patsie
Feminine · “a pet form of Patricia or Martha”
Patsie is Patsy with the -ie ending, a warm pet name that American families wrote on birth records as a name in full. Its best-known bearer sang one of the most loved songs in country music.
How old is the name Patsie?
Patsie first appears in US birth records in 1898 — 127 years ago. The typical Patsie alive today was born around 1938, making them about 87 years old. About 200 people named Patsie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Patsie most popular?
Patsie peaked in 1940, reaching #1549 nationally. See the whole 1940 chart.
Lists built from the same records:
Where it comes from
From Patricia / Martha to Patsie
The story of Patsie
Patsy Cline, born Virginia Hensley in Virginia, became one of the great voices of country music, and her recording of Crazy, a song written by a young Nashville songwriter named Willie Nelson, is still one of the most played jukebox records in America. She died in a plane crash at thirty. Patsie, with its -ie ending, is one of several ways families spelled the same fond name, and whether they had Patricia or Martha behind it is not recorded.
Meaningscholars disagree
a pet form of Patricia or Martha
Patsy and Patsie were pet forms of Patricia, noble, and sometimes of Martha. The record does not say which a given family meant.
How the name formed
- Patricia / Martha
- Patsy
- Patsie
Pronouncing Patsie
PAT-see
Two syllables, stressed on the first.
Nicknames for Patsie
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1898
- Most girls named
- 194025 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1549reached in 1940
- Change vs 1958
- −20.0%8 in 1960, from 10
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Patsies among us
people named Patsie are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Patsie sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is warm and friendly.
- It connects to a beloved singer.
- It is almost never given now, so it is distinctive.
- Patsy is also slang for a person set up to take the blame.
- It reads as a nickname, and many will assume a longer legal name.
Nobody names a baby alone.
Put Patsie to the vote.
Add it to a family vote or a couple’s swipe deck — the other person gets one card, a simple answer and room to say why. No app, no account for them.
Only the people you invite can see your list.
Already decided on Patsie? Hide it among decoys and let them guess.
What they receive
Someone added a name to your list
Patsie
Feminine
Frequently asked
- How many Patsies are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Patsie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Patsie in 2025?
- Patsie is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Patsie with classmates?
- Patsie will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More P names
The most-given names starting with P, all years combined.
Patricia#1334 · Pamela#2239 · Phyllis#11932 · Peggy#8362 · Paula#853 · Pauline#2957 · Pearl#776 · Paige#346
Looking for what else is popular rather than what resembles Patsie? See the current top 100.
Choosing between Patsie and another name?
See them side by side — full stats, history and a gentle verdict.
Compare side by sideIn a hurry? Just pick a winner — one tap, no sign-up, and you see how everyone else voted.
Weighing a whole shortlist? Add the rest in the builder, or settle it with a bracket.
Cast your vote
Which one would you pick?
Your gut first, the numbers after — the split shows once you pick.
US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
No advertising trackers and no data sellinghow we handle your dataindependent and founder-run, about Name Battle