Given name
Pansey
“as delicate as a flower; a thoughtful girl”
Pansey is a variant of Pansy. One English interpretation is “as delicate as a flower; a thoughtful girl.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Pansey is a variant of Pansy. One English interpretation is “as delicate as a flower; a thoughtful girl.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Pansey is a variant of Pansy. An origin associated with Pansy is Old French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pansey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 80
- 0 boys · 80 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1963. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 1956. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 112 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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