Is Betsy a boy or girl name?
Betsy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 75 girls and 0 boys were named Betsy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 48,891 US babies named Betsy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,404
- Babies named Betsy since 1880
- 48,891
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 1,390 babies
Boys and girls named Betsy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 166 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 173 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 189 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 841 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 2,551 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 3,929 | 100% |
| 1940s | 5 | 6,980 | 99.9% |
| 1950s | 0 | 10,561 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 8,558 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 0 | 5,461 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 4,058 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,014 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,805 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,203 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 392 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,404 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,352 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,211 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,591 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,081 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,055 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,062 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,039 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,899 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,696 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,605 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,603 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,575 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,646 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,470 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,453 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,170 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 247 | #1,060 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 370 | #747 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,672 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,369 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,467 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,536 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,508 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,245 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,231 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,113 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,098 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,150 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,055 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 186 | #994 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 233 | #841 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 237 | #840 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 252 | #811 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 281 | #740 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 301 | #678 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 339 | #593 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 404 | #515 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 354 | #563 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 399 | #507 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 455 | #458 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 401 | #490 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 421 | #488 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 448 | #473 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 536 | #413 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 530 | #408 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 472 | #428 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 470 | #433 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 613 | #351 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 512 | #398 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 489 | #409 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 549 | #379 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 634 | #350 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 700 | #354 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 492 | #446 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 414 | #474 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 479 | #434 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 535 | #393 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 698 | #335 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 932 | #287 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,026 | #284 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 1,078 | #277 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 1,012 | #287 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,122 | 1,132 | #270 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,252 | #247 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,390 | #228 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,288 | #236 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,097 | #261 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,066 | #258 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 984 | #275 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 1,003 | #262 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 986 | #259 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 976 | #251 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 881 | #262 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 890 | #254 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 769 | #277 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 719 | #286 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 847 | #261 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 696 | #277 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 651 | #266 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 670 | #267 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 665 | #270 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,617 | 706 | #259 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 650 | #252 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 607 | #255 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 513 | #272 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 480 | #286 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 450 | #294 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 384 | #307 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 384 | #322 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 357 | #331 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 323 | #349 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 350 | #339 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 327 | #354 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 361 | #349 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 341 | #356 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 317 | #379 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 283 | #407 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 262 | #426 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 284 | #407 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 236 | #453 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 217 | #467 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 228 | #454 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 200 | #492 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 183 | #519 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 145 | #576 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 178 | #516 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 112 | #641 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 108 | #654 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 77 | #753 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 79 | #652 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 49 | #749 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 27 | #980 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 30 | #791 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 36 | #705 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 25 | #814 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 24 | #793 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 19 | #873 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 17 | #898 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 17 | #904 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 15 | #939 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,079 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 21 | #759 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 16 | #832 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 24 | #745 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 14 | #882 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 17 | #824 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,043 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 14 | #875 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 17 | #774 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 26 | #569 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 17 | #718 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 27 | #527 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 18 | #626 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 13 | #761 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 15 | #661 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 22 | #534 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 19 | #513 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 20 | #494 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 13 | #612 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 19 | #464 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 13 | #543 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 18 | #435 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 13 | #473 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 14 | #451 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Betsy reached #3,617 in 1942. As a girl name, it reached #228 in 1959. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Betsy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.