Girls' name · since 1979

Betsabe

Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 1,117 babies named Betsabe, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#6,949 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,416 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,117
born since 1979
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Betsabe is the #3416 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,117 recorded since 1979.

Social Security Administration records show Betsabe recorded 1,117 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #3416 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.

  • #6,949 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,416 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,117 born since 1979
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Betsabe ranks #6,949 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,416 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,117 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.

#6,949 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,416 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,117
born since 1979
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%80.2%
Betsabe vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Betsabe's 1,117 recorded births place it above 90.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Betsabe compares

1,117 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Betsabe's all-time total is 197% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Betsabe Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,117 376 567,345
Peak-year births 60 21 19,840

Betsabe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Betsabe's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 60, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Betsabe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
60
Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
020406080 197919861992199820042010201620222025 45

Betsabe by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (335 births, 30% of the file).

2000s was Betsabe's strongest decade.

335 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Betsabe births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 335 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Betsabe compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Betsabe's total volume

Betsabe vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -30, 10.7%-84, 2.8%-40, 8.8%-66, 4.3%-35, 6.4%-146, 2.1%-73, 6.9%-24, 11.7%-41, 11.2%-134, 6.1%-114, 6.5%-43, 5.5%-110, 4.9%-26, 9%-125, 2.4%Betsabe-47, 5.4%Betsabe
Betsabe vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Betsabe by state

Where Betsabe concentrates geographically, total births since 1979

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Betsabe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
349 31.2%
#2 Texas
92 8.2%
#3 New York
6 0.5%
#4 Georgia
5 0.4%
California share of Betsabe's total US births 31.2%
Even split

349 of 1,117 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Betsabe?
Since 1979, Social Security records show 1,117 babies named Betsabe. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #6,949 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #3,416 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2004, with 60 births.
Where does Betsabe sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Betsabe ranks #6,949 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,416 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Betsabe most popular?
Betsabe was most popular in the 2000s decade with 335 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Betsabe most popular?
The top states for the name Betsabe are California (349 births), Texas (92 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Betsabe been used?
Betsabe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 47 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Betsabe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Betty, Beth, Bethany, Betsy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Betsabe's data

  • Betsabe's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (335 total births) through the 2020s (214) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Betsabes (349 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Betsabe

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Betsabe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Betsabe draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.