Betsy
Girl name
Betsy meaning
Diminutive of Elizabeth, which means “my God is an oath”
Betsy at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #2,400 in 2024
Betsy popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #449 | 14 |
| 1890 | #758 | 13 |
| 1900 | #742 | 24 |
| 1910 | #705 | 36 |
| 1920 | #519 | 183 |
| 1930 | #349 | 361 |
| 1940 | #255 | 607 |
| 1950 | #254 | 890 |
| 1959 | #228 | 1,390 |
| 1960 | #247 | 1,252 |
| 1970 | #446 | 492 |
| 1980 | #413 | 536 |
| 1990 | #739 | 281 |
| 2000 | #1,245 | 157 |
| 2010 | #1,468 | 154 |
| 2020 | #2,076 | 88 |
| 2024 | #2,400 | 75 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #449 | 14 |
| 1881 | #470 | 13 |
| 1882 | #431 | 18 |
| 1883 | #536 | 13 |
| 1884 | #463 | 19 |
| 1885 | #608 | 13 |
| 1886 | #491 | 20 |
| 1887 | #512 | 19 |
| 1888 | #533 | 22 |
| 1889 | #657 | 15 |
| 1890 | #758 | 13 |
| 1891 | #624 | 18 |
| 1892 | #526 | 27 |
| 1893 | #713 | 17 |
| 1894 | #568 | 26 |
| 1895 | #770 | 17 |
| 1896 | #872 | 14 |
| 1897 | #1,037 | 10 |
| 1898 | #821 | 17 |
| 1899 | #878 | 14 |
| 1900 | #742 | 24 |
| 1901 | #829 | 16 |
| 1902 | #756 | 21 |
| 1903 | #1,076 | 11 |
| 1904 | #938 | 15 |
| 1905 | #900 | 17 |
| 1906 | #895 | 17 |
| 1907 | #871 | 19 |
| 1908 | #791 | 24 |
| 1909 | #813 | 25 |
| 1910 | #705 | 36 |
| 1911 | #790 | 30 |
| 1912 | #978 | 27 |
| 1913 | #748 | 49 |
| 1914 | #651 | 79 |
| 1915 | #752 | 77 |
| 1916 | #654 | 108 |
| 1917 | #641 | 112 |
| 1918 | #516 | 178 |
| 1919 | #576 | 145 |
| 1920 | #519 | 183 |
| 1921 | #492 | 200 |
| 1922 | #454 | 228 |
| 1923 | #466 | 217 |
| 1924 | #453 | 236 |
| 1925 | #407 | 284 |
| 1926 | #426 | 262 |
| 1927 | #407 | 283 |
| 1928 | #379 | 317 |
| 1929 | #356 | 341 |
| 1930 | #349 | 361 |
| 1931 | #354 | 327 |
| 1932 | #338 | 350 |
| 1933 | #349 | 323 |
| 1934 | #331 | 357 |
| 1935 | #322 | 384 |
| 1936 | #307 | 384 |
| 1937 | #294 | 450 |
| 1938 | #286 | 480 |
| 1939 | #272 | 513 |
| 1940 | #255 | 607 |
| 1941 | #252 | 650 |
| 1942 | #259 | 706 |
| 1943 | #270 | 665 |
| 1944 | #267 | 670 |
| 1945 | #266 | 651 |
| 1946 | #277 | 696 |
| 1947 | #261 | 847 |
| 1948 | #285 | 719 |
| 1949 | #277 | 769 |
| 1950 | #254 | 890 |
| 1951 | #262 | 881 |
| 1952 | #251 | 976 |
| 1953 | #259 | 986 |
| 1954 | #262 | 1,003 |
| 1955 | #275 | 984 |
| 1956 | #258 | 1,066 |
| 1957 | #261 | 1,097 |
| 1958 | #236 | 1,288 |
| 1959 | #228 | 1,390 |
| 1960 | #247 | 1,252 |
| 1961 | #270 | 1,132 |
| 1962 | #287 | 1,012 |
| 1963 | #277 | 1,078 |
| 1964 | #284 | 1,026 |
| 1965 | #287 | 932 |
| 1966 | #335 | 698 |
| 1967 | #393 | 535 |
| 1968 | #434 | 479 |
| 1969 | #474 | 414 |
| 1970 | #446 | 492 |
| 1971 | #354 | 700 |
| 1972 | #350 | 634 |
| 1973 | #379 | 549 |
| 1974 | #409 | 489 |
| 1975 | #398 | 512 |
| 1976 | #351 | 613 |
| 1977 | #433 | 470 |
| 1978 | #428 | 472 |
| 1979 | #408 | 530 |
| 1980 | #413 | 536 |
| 1981 | #473 | 448 |
| 1982 | #487 | 421 |
| 1983 | #490 | 401 |
| 1984 | #458 | 455 |
| 1985 | #507 | 399 |
| 1986 | #563 | 354 |
| 1987 | #515 | 404 |
| 1988 | #593 | 339 |
| 1989 | #677 | 301 |
| 1990 | #739 | 281 |
| 1991 | #811 | 252 |
| 1992 | #839 | 237 |
| 1993 | #841 | 233 |
| 1994 | #994 | 186 |
| 1995 | #1,055 | 170 |
| 1996 | #1,149 | 158 |
| 1997 | #1,096 | 171 |
| 1998 | #1,112 | 173 |
| 1999 | #1,231 | 153 |
| 2000 | #1,245 | 157 |
| 2001 | #1,506 | 124 |
| 2002 | #1,535 | 123 |
| 2003 | #1,466 | 133 |
| 2004 | #1,369 | 153 |
| 2005 | #1,668 | 119 |
| 2006 | #747 | 370 |
| 2007 | #1,059 | 247 |
| 2008 | #1,167 | 219 |
| 2009 | #1,450 | 160 |
| 2010 | #1,468 | 154 |
| 2011 | #1,646 | 130 |
| 2012 | #1,574 | 138 |
| 2013 | #1,599 | 134 |
| 2014 | #1,602 | 134 |
| 2015 | #1,695 | 125 |
| 2016 | #1,896 | 106 |
| 2017 | #2,034 | 96 |
| 2018 | #2,059 | 94 |
| 2019 | #2,054 | 92 |
| 2020 | #2,076 | 88 |
| 2021 | #2,583 | 67 |
| 2022 | #2,207 | 85 |
| 2023 | #2,351 | 77 |
| 2024 | #2,400 | 75 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Betsy” (revision 92412008), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Elizabeth” (revision 92399766), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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