girl's name

Topsy

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 28

Topsy is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1929 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1910, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1910.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Topsy over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1920s.

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Births named Topsy by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 7
1920s 10

How popular is Topsy?

In 1929, Topsy was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Topsy is used

England & Wales #4,297 5 in 2018
United States #4,760 5 in 1929

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 Topsy

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

Parents who like Topsy also like

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

Sibling names for Topsy

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

Common questions about Topsy

How popular is the name Topsy?

In 1929, Topsy was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Topsy is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Topsy?

Topsy has 2 syllables.

When was Topsy most popular?

Topsy peaked in 1910, when 7 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.