Betsy
Betsy is an English feminine given name, often a nickname for Elizabeth.
Meaning & Origin of Betsy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Betsy is an English feminine given name, often a nickname for Elizabeth.
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The Story of Betsy
Betsy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 14 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1959, when 1,390 Betsys were born — ranking #228 that year. As of 2026, Betsy ranks #2,434 for baby girls with 74 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 49K Betsys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Betsy
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- Betsy , stage name of Welsh singer Elizabeth Humfrey
- Betsy (born 2013), Russian singer and blogger
- Betsy Abbas (born 1930s), South African-Egyptian tennis player
- Betsy Aidem (born 1957), American actress
- Betsy Alison (born 1960), American sailor
- Betsy Ancker-Johnson (1927–2020), American plasma physicist
- Betsy Arakawa (1959–2025), American musician
- Betsy Atkins (born 1953), American business executive and entrepreneur
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Names that sound like Betsy
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About the name Betsy
Betsy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 49K births in the dataset. Betsy's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #228. Use the chart and map above to compare Betsy's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.