Recorded 1925–2021 Girls' name Peak 1980 211 births

Betsie — girls' name

211 babies named Betsie in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61940s381950s171960s261970s441980s591990s162020s5
1980s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Betsie was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

11 babies were named Betsie in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Betsie

The Social Security Administration has registered 211 babies named Betsie between 1925 and 2021, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Betsie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Betsie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Betsie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Betsie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 211 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Betsie at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

211

Since 1925

97 years of records

Peak year

1980

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1925

Recorded for 97 years

Last year on file: 2021

Betsie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1925

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1980)
11
Annual births at peak — across 97 years of records
4681012 202119881983197819741962195719431925 6

Betsie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
59 births that decade — 28% of Betsie's all-time total
1920s61940s381950s171960s261970s441980s591990s162020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Betsie?
211 babies have been named Betsie since 1925. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1980 with 11 births.
When was Betsie most popular?
Betsie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Betsie been used?
Betsie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 97 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Betsie?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1925–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.