Betsie vs Bethany

Side-by-side comparison of Betsie and Bethany — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Betsie

Girl name

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Name B

Bethany

Girl name · Rank #728

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Metric Betsie Bethany
Current Rank Unranked #728
Total Births (all years) 211 100,534
Peak Year 1980 1987
Peak Year Births 11 3,294
Peak Decade 1980ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1925 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Betsie Bethany
1910ss — 46
1920ss 6 119
1930ss — 164
1940ss 38 471
1950ss 17 1,514
1960ss 26 3,807
1970ss 44 12,181
1980ss 59 29,332
1990ss 16 27,753
2000ss — 15,368
2010ss — 7,613
2020ss 5 2,166

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Betsie Bethany
2014 — 829
2015 — 770
2016 — 692
2017 — 629
2018 — 657
2019 — 550
2020 — 483
2021 5 464
2022 — 443
2023 — 390
2024 — 386

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1925–2021.

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