Given name
Topsy
“the most outstanding; excellent”·“from the hill”
Topsy is a variant of Topper. Interpretations include “the most outstanding; excellent” (English) and “from the hill” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Topsy is a variant of Topper. Interpretations include “the most outstanding; excellent” (English) and “from the hill” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Topsy is a variant of Topper. An origin associated with Topper is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Topsy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 0 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 1910
- 7 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 5 in 1929. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1910.
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.
People named Topsy
- Topsy OjoEnglish rugby union footballerborn 1985
- Topsy HartselMajor League Baseball outfielder (1874–1944)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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