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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Betsy has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Minnesota#255 · 1 in 1,659
- Ohio#273 · 1 in 1,864
- Utah#280 · 1 in 1,516
- Iowa#286 · 1 in 2,065
- Tennessee#291 · 1 in 1,858
Best ever in a state: #67 in Hawaii, 1937.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #255 | 16 | 1 in 1,659 |
| Ohio | #273 | 37 | 1 in 1,864 |
| Utah | #280 | 10 | 1 in 1,516 |
| Iowa | #286 | 9 | 1 in 2,065 |
| Tennessee | #291 | 15 | 1 in 1,858 |
| West Virginia | #298 | 6 | 1 in 1,966 |
| Pennsylvania | #303 | 32 | 1 in 2,063 |
| Connecticut | #317 | 7 | 1 in 2,027 |
| Wisconsin | #325 | 11 | 1 in 2,633 |
| Michigan | #327 | 25 | 1 in 2,302 |
| Kansas | #348 | 6 | 1 in 2,239 |
| Louisiana | #348 | 14 | 1 in 1,966 |
| Massachusetts | #350 | 11 | 1 in 2,696 |
| Indiana | #351 | 14 | 1 in 2,485 |
| New York | #360 | 45 | 1 in 2,185 |
| Alabama | #361 | 10 | 1 in 2,175 |
| Oregon | #362 | 7 | 1 in 2,206 |
| Kentucky | #381 | 8 | 1 in 2,986 |
| Colorado | #385 | 7 | 1 in 2,471 |
| Missouri | #395 | 10 | 1 in 3,066 |
| Illinois | #409 | 26 | 1 in 2,727 |
| Oklahoma | #440 | 6 | 1 in 2,834 |
| New Jersey | #460 | 11 | 1 in 3,297 |
| Washington | #460 | 7 | 1 in 3,278 |
| Georgia | #473 | 10 | 1 in 3,225 |
| Mississippi | #505 | 5 | 1 in 3,067 |
| Florida | #536 | 12 | 1 in 3,669 |
| Virginia | #541 | 6 | 1 in 4,640 |
| Texas | #575 | 26 | 1 in 3,977 |
| North Carolina | #721 | 5 | 1 in 6,474 |
| California | #847 | 21 | 1 in 7,301 |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
79 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1959 at #228 (1,390 births)
- Births halved by 1967, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 114 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 114 yrs · run 1904–1994
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,456
- 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%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 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 1978
girls
#428
472 births · 1 in 3,245 girls
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 3,245 of them was named Betsy, which outranked 96.3% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Betsy
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.