Pansy
Meaning
“An English flower name, from the French 'pensee', meaning thought.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Pansy peaked in the 1890s and the 1930s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Pansy
Most people given the name Pansy in the United States were born between 1940 and 1969. The Pansy you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Pansy deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Pansy truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Pansy fits with your family’s names and surname.
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