Pansy
A girls’ name of French origin, meaning flower of thought or remembrance.
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Pansy by the numbers
Its American peak was 273 babies in 1916, making it a 1910s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Pansy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Patsyof noble birth; a form of Patricia20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Pennyweaver; from penelope201 in England and Wales (2025)
- Pessyform of pessie, diminutive of pearl40 in the US (2017)
- Panahrefuge, shelter7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Pattynoble; diminutive of patricia or patricia7 in the US (2017)
- Paislychurch in the clearing; modern spelling variant5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a flower
Like Pansy, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Chloegreen shoot, blooming6,920 in the US (2017)
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Violetthe violet flower; purple1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
- Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Pansy
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