girl's name

Pansy

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 10,956

Pansy is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2018 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1916, when 273 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Pansy over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.

2,361
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '10
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Births named Pansy by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 316
1890s 719
1900s 968
1910s 2,045
1920s 2,361
1930s 1,896
1940s 1,069
1950s 813
1960s 474
1970s 196
1980s 61
1990s 29
2010s (to 2018) 6

How popular is Pansy?

In 2018, Pansy was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Pansy is used

England & Wales #6,466 3 in 2013
United States #13,944 6 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Pansy

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Pansy also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Pansy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Pansy

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Pansy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Pansy

How popular is the name Pansy?

In 2018, Pansy was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Pansy a girl's or a boy's name?

Pansy is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Pansy?

Pansy has 2 syllables.

When was Pansy most popular?

Pansy peaked in 1916, when 273 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.