Patsy is a distinctive choice, ranked #1512 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Patsy in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1512
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About the Name Patsy
Patsy is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 269 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1015 in 1997 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Patsy is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Patsy in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Patsy
Patsy Ferran — Patricia Ferran is a Spanish-British actress.
Patsy Byrne — Patricia Anne Thirza Byrne was an English actress, best known for her role as "Nursie" in Blackadder II as well as Malcolm's domineering Mother, Mrs Stoneway in all seven series of the ITV comedy Watching between 1987 and 1993.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Patsy
Unlikely. With around 20 UK babies named Patsy per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Patsy in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Patsy is declining: down 115 places since 2020, to #1,512 in 2025. It peaked at #1,015 in 1997.
Patsy is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Patsy include: Patsy Ferran, Patsy Gallant and Patsy. Short summaries for each appear below.
Patsy does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Patsys in the wild.
20
UK babies named Patsy (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 115 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Patsy
Almost certainly the only Patsy in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Patsy
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Patricia Anne Thirza Byrne was an English actress, best known for her role as "Nursie" in Blackadder II as well as Malcolm's domineering Mother, Mrs Stoneway in all seven series of the ITV comedy Watching between 1987 and 1993.
Patsy is a given name often used as a diminutive of the feminine given name Patricia or sometimes the masculine name Patrick, or occasionally other names containing the syllable "Pat" (such as Cleopatra, Patience, or Patrice).
Patsy Vidalia, also known as Jack-Patsy Vidalia, was an American female impersonator, singer and entertainer who was prominent in the social life of New Orleans from the 1940s to 1960s.
Mary Adelaide Virginia Thomasina Eupatoria Cornwallis-West was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat, socialite and mistress of the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII.