Given name & surname · also Greek, English
Tansy
“an aromatic yellow flower”·“having immortality”·“resembling the flower”
Tansy is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “an aromatic yellow flower”, “having immortality”, and “resembling the flower”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “an aromatic yellow flower”, “having immortality”, and “resembling the flower”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tansy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 391
- 0 boys · 391 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,454 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,454 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 399 as a first name in 2020; 203 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tansy’s family of names
Tansy has a related form in Tancy. Tansy has a related form in Tanzy. Tansy has a related form in Tansea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Tansivariant
- Tanseyvariant
- Tanzyvariant
- Tancyvariant
- Tanseavariant
- Tanseevariant
- Tansievariant
- Tansyavariant
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