Betsy
#2,719 for girls in 2025, 63 births · Last seen for boys in 1961 at #4,065
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1959 · 1,390 births
- Debut · girls
- 14 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 48,947since 1880
Betsy over time
Rank among girls' names. Betsy has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,719 | 63 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,413 | 75 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,352 | 77 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,208 | 85 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,586 | 67 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,065 | 89 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,056 | 92 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,059 | 94 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,035 | 96 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,897 | 106 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,695 | 125 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,602 | 134 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,599 | 134 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,566 | 139 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,646 | 130 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,468 | 154 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,450 | 160 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,167 | 219 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,059 | 247 | — | |
| 2006 | #747 | 370 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,668 | 119 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,369 | 153 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,466 | 133 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,535 | 123 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,506 | 124 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,245 | 157 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,231 | 153 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,112 | 173 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,096 | 171 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,149 | 158 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,055 | 170 | — | |
| 1994 | #994 | 186 | — | |
| 1993 | #841 | 233 | — | |
| 1992 | #839 | 237 | — | |
| 1991 | #811 | 252 | — | |
| 1990 | #739 | 281 | — | |
| 1989 | #675 | 302 | — | |
| 1988 | #593 | 339 | — | |
| 1987 | #515 | 404 | — | |
| 1986 | #563 | 354 | — | |
| 1985 | #507 | 399 | — | |
| 1984 | #458 | 455 | — | |
| 1983 | #490 | 401 | — | |
| 1982 | #487 | 421 | — | |
| 1981 | #473 | 448 | — | |
| 1980 | #413 | 536 | — | |
| 1979 | #408 | 530 | — | |
| 1978 | #428 | 472 | — | |
| 1977 | #433 | 470 | — | |
| 1976 | #351 | 613 | — | |
| 1975 | #398 | 512 | — | |
| 1974 | #409 | 489 | — | |
| 1973 | #379 | 549 | — | |
| 1972 | #350 | 634 | — | |
| 1971 | #354 | 700 | — | |
| 1970 | #446 | 492 | — | |
| 1969 | #474 | 414 | — | |
| 1968 | #434 | 479 | — | |
| 1967 | #393 | 535 | — | |
| 1966 | #335 | 698 | — | |
| 1965 | #287 | 932 | — | |
| 1964 | #284 | 1,026 | — | |
| 1963 | #277 | 1,078 | — | |
| 1962 | #287 | 1,012 | — | |
| 1961 | #270 | 1,132 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #247 | 1,252 | — | |
| 1959 | #228 | 1,390 | — | |
| 1958 | #236 | 1,288 | — | |
| 1957 | #261 | 1,097 | — | |
| 1956 | #258 | 1,066 | — | |
| 1955 | #275 | 984 | — | |
| 1954 | #262 | 1,003 | — | |
| 1953 | #259 | 986 | — | |
| 1952 | #251 | 976 | — | |
| 1951 | #262 | 881 | — | |
| 1950 | #254 | 890 | — | |
| 1949 | #277 | 769 | — | |
| 1948 | #285 | 719 | — | |
| 1947 | #261 | 847 | — | |
| 1946 | #277 | 696 | — | |
| 1945 | #266 | 651 | — | |
| 1944 | #267 | 670 | — | |
| 1943 | #270 | 665 | — | |
| 1942 | #259 | 706 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #252 | 650 | — | |
| 1940 | #255 | 607 | — | |
| 1939 | #272 | 513 | — | |
| 1938 | #286 | 480 | — | |
| 1937 | #294 | 450 | — | |
| 1936 | #307 | 384 | — | |
| 1935 | #322 | 384 | — | |
| 1934 | #331 | 357 | — | |
| 1933 | #349 | 323 | — | |
| 1932 | #338 | 350 | — | |
| 1931 | #354 | 327 | — | |
| 1930 | #349 | 361 | — | |
| 1929 | #356 | 341 | — | |
| 1928 | #379 | 317 | — | |
| 1927 | #407 | 283 | — | |
| 1926 | #426 | 262 | — | |
| 1925 | #407 | 284 | — | |
| 1924 | #453 | 236 | — | |
| 1923 | #466 | 217 | — | |
| 1922 | #454 | 228 | — | |
| 1921 | #492 | 200 | — | |
| 1920 | #519 | 183 | — | |
| 1919 | #576 | 145 | — | |
| 1918 | #516 | 178 | — | |
| 1917 | #641 | 112 | — | |
| 1916 | #654 | 108 | — | |
| 1915 | #752 | 77 | — | |
| 1914 | #651 | 79 | — | |
| 1913 | #748 | 49 | — | |
| 1912 | #978 | 27 | — | |
| 1911 | #790 | 30 | — | |
| 1910 | #705 | 36 | — | |
| 1909 | #813 | 25 | — | |
| 1908 | #791 | 24 | — | |
| 1907 | #871 | 19 | — | |
| 1906 | #895 | 17 | — | |
| 1905 | #900 | 17 | — | |
| 1904 | #938 | 15 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,076 | 11 | — | |
| 1902 | #756 | 21 | — | |
| 1901 | #829 | 16 | — | |
| 1900 | #742 | 24 | — | |
| 1899 | #878 | 14 | — | |
| 1898 | #821 | 17 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,037 | 10 | — | |
| 1896 | #872 | 14 | — | |
| 1895 | #770 | 17 | — | |
| 1894 | #568 | 26 | — | |
| 1893 | #713 | 17 | — | |
| 1892 | #526 | 27 | — | |
| 1891 | #624 | 18 | — | |
| 1890 | #758 | 13 | — | |
| 1889 | #657 | 15 | — | |
| 1888 | #533 | 22 | — | |
| 1887 | #512 | 19 | — | |
| 1886 | #491 | 20 | — | |
| 1885 | #608 | 13 | — | |
| 1884 | #463 | 19 | — | |
| 1883 | #536 | 13 | — | |
| 1882 | #431 | 18 | — | |
| 1881 | #470 | 13 | — | |
| 1880 | #449 | 14 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Betsy was already there! It came in at #449, and was given to 14 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1896–1897, when fewer than 15 girls a year got the name.
Where Betsy is popular in 1942
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Carolina#128 · 1 in 566
- Connecticut#139 · 1 in 920
- Pennsylvania#150 · 1 in 979
- Massachusetts#150 · 1 in 1,114
- District of Columbia#153 · 1 in 860
Best ever in a state: #67 in Hawaii, 1937.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | #128 | 74 | 1 in 566 |
| Connecticut | #139 | 17 | 1 in 920 |
| Massachusetts | #150 | 34 | 1 in 1,114 |
| Pennsylvania | #150 | 92 | 1 in 979 |
| District of Columbia | #153 | 10 | 1 in 860 |
| Maine | #189 | 6 | 1 in 1,190 |
| Virginia | #194 | 26 | 1 in 1,123 |
| Ohio | #196 | 44 | 1 in 1,497 |
| Maryland | #203 | 13 | 1 in 1,361 |
| New York | #203 | 74 | 1 in 1,528 |
| Wisconsin | #226 | 12 | 1 in 2,355 |
| Iowa | #237 | 10 | 1 in 2,112 |
| Kentucky | #253 | 17 | 1 in 1,725 |
| South Carolina | #253 | 15 | 1 in 1,587 |
| Michigan | #256 | 22 | 1 in 2,534 |
| Indiana | #257 | 13 | 1 in 2,458 |
| Washington | #257 | 8 | 1 in 2,031 |
| Texas | #277 | 42 | 1 in 1,595 |
| New Jersey | #281 | 12 | 1 in 2,974 |
| West Virginia | #288 | 8 | 1 in 2,570 |
| Tennessee | #294 | 12 | 1 in 2,611 |
| Illinois | #295 | 24 | 1 in 2,938 |
| Kansas | #314 | 5 | 1 in 2,791 |
| Alabama | #347 | 10 | 1 in 3,308 |
| Georgia | #350 | 11 | 1 in 3,198 |
| Minnesota | #369 | 5 | 1 in 5,078 |
| California | #376 | 20 | 1 in 3,451 |
| Mississippi | #382 | 7 | 1 in 3,477 |
| Louisiana | #386 | 8 | 1 in 3,283 |
| Oklahoma | #391 | 6 | 1 in 3,399 |
| Florida | #404 | 5 | 1 in 3,558 |
| Missouri | #471 | 5 | 1 in 6,471 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
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| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Betsy
- 306 spots since 2024 (#2,413 → #2,719)
- 654 spots since 2020 (#2,065 → #2,719)
- 1,024 spots since 2015 (#1,695 → #2,719)
- Biggest jump: 921 spots in 2006 (#1,668 → #747)
- Biggest drop: 320 spots in 1903 (#756 → #1,076)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1959 at #228 (1,390 births)
- Births halved by 1967, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 114 yrs · run 1904–1994
- Highest: 1 in 1,456 girls born in 1959 were named Betsy (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 25,512 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 21.6% of all girls named Betsy (10,561) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 166 | #431 (1882) | #515 |
| 1890s | 173 | #526 (1892) | #757 |
| 1900s | 189 | #742 (1900) | #861 |
| 1910s | 841 | #516 (1918) | #701 |
| 1920s | 2,551 | #356 (1929) | #436 |
| 1930s | 3,929 | #272 (1939) | #320 |
| 1940s | 6,980 | #252 (1941) | #267 |
| 1950s | 10,561 | #228 (1959) | #255 |
| 1960s | 8,558 | #247 (1960) | #329 |
| 1970s | 5,461 | #350 (1972) | #396 |
| 1980s | 4,059 | #413 (1980) | #517 |
| 1990s | 2,014 | #739 (1990) | #987 |
| 2000s | 1,805 | #747 (2006) | #1,321 |
| 2010s | 1,204 | #1,468 (2010) | #1,762 |
| 2020s | 456 | #2,065 (2020) | #2,391 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Betsy in 1942
Top girls' names in 1942
Top boys' names in 1942
More about 1942
girls
1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 1,913 of them was named Betsy, which outranked 95.2% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 276,232 of them was named Betsy, which outranked 12.0% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 484 names at #3,560; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.