Pansy is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Pansy means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Pansy across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Pansy has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Pansy is a girl name of English origin meaning “the pansy flower”. A flower name from French pensee meaning thought.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 10,953 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Pansy per year, United States (1880 to 2018). United States peaked in 1916 (273/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2013 (3/yr).
Pansy has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1916, when it ranked #698 nationally (given to 273 babies that year).
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