Boy or Girl

Is Pansy a boy or girl name?

Pansy was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 10,953 US babies named Pansy were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Pansy since 1880
10,953
Most popular year
1916
273 babies
Babies named Pansy each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Pansy from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.07515022530018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Pansy, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s0316100%
1890s0719100%
1900s0968100%
1910s02,045100%
1920s02,361100%
1930s01,896100%
1940s01,069100%
1950s0813100%
1960s0474100%
1970s0196100%
1980s061100%
1990s029100%
2000s00–
2010s06100%
2020s00–
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–6#15,193
20170–0–
20160–0–
20150–0–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20080–0–
20070–0–
20060–0–
20050–0–
20040–0–
20030–0–
20020–0–
20010–0–
20000–0–
19990–5#16,209
19980–5#15,930
19970–0–
19960–6#13,024
19950–0–
19940–0–
19930–0–
19920–7#11,362
19910–0–
19900–6#12,464
19890–5#13,879
19880–5#13,278
19870–13#5,842
19860–6#10,491
19850–5#11,941
19840–0–
19830–10#6,569
19820–0–
19810–12#5,801
19800–5#11,629
19790–9#7,130
19780–21#3,601
19770–16#4,367
19760–13#4,822
19750–22#3,227
19740–21#3,282
19730–17#3,748
19720–26#2,721
19710–31#2,460
19700–20#3,278
19690–29#2,438
19680–30#2,229
19670–41#1,840
19660–46#1,661
19650–26#2,389
19640–64#1,414
19630–59#1,457
19620–49#1,621
19610–70#1,337
19600–60#1,425
19590–62#1,369
19580–54#1,459
19570–72#1,244
19560–89#1,098
19550–74#1,164
19540–82#1,091
19530–75#1,128
19520–98#943
19510–98#934
19500–109#847
19490–91#933
19480–94#902
19470–89#941
19460–111#783
19450–83#828
19440–94#791
19430–112#732
19420–108#718
19410–123#643
19400–164#534
19390–145#556
19380–152#556
19370–157#528
19360–181#476
19350–180#474
19340–213#446
19330–192#471
19320–210#453
19310–224#432
19300–242#432
19290–204#464
19280–233#447
19270–231#460
19260–256#432
19250–240#446
19240–259#434
19230–229#453
19220–230#452
19210–245#436
19200–234#439
19190–239#421
19180–229#439
19170–238#409
19160–273#379
19150–267#367
19140–208#366
19130–170#371
19120–157#369
19110–135#343
19100–129#353
19090–120#334
19080–107#344
19070–119#318
19060–94#345
19050–87#364
19040–106#316
19030–89#332
19020–80#360
19010–76#351
19000–90#357
18990–82#333
18980–104#308
18970–63#370
18960–79#330
18950–71#341
18940–76#323
18930–64#337
18920–64#334
18910–59#330
18900–57#340
18890–56#331
18880–49#345
18870–55#289
18860–43#323
18850–33#351
18840–25#405
18830–28#342
18820–11#592
18810–8#665
18800–8#667

Highest rank

Pansy has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #289 in 1887. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.