Given name · also Old French
Pansy
“as delicate as a flower; a thoughtful girl”
Pansy is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “as delicate as a flower; a thoughtful girl.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “as delicate as a flower; a thoughtful girl.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pansy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,953
- 0 boys · 10,953 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 273 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 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 273 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,067 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.
Pansy’s family of names
Pansy has a related form in Pansey. Pansy has a related form in Pansea. Pansy has a related form in Pansee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Pansyelikely variant
- Panzievariant
- Panzyvariant
- Pansievariant
- Panseyvariant
- Panzeavariant
- Panseavariant
- Panzeevariant
Show 3 moreShow fewer
People named Pansy
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
Similar names
If you love Pansy, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Antoinette
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
>99% girls
Geneva
“of the juniper tree”
>99% girls
Antonette
Antonette is a variant of Antonia. In Latin use, Antonia carries the interpretation “priceless and highly praiseworthy; a flourishing flower.”
>99% girls
Verna
“woman from Verona” · “from the alder-tree grove”
>99% girls
Pauline
“a petite woman”
>99% girls
Antonina
Antonina is a variant of Antonia. In Latin use, Antonia carries the interpretation “priceless and highly praiseworthy; a flourishing flower.”
>99% girls
Pearl
“a precious gem of the sea”
>99% girls
Alvina
“triend of the elves” · “friend of the elves”
>99% girls