Girls' name · since 1925
Betsie
Betsie has 211 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,244 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 211
- born since 1925
- 1980s
- peak decade
Betsie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 211 have been recorded since 1925.
Social Security Administration records show Betsie recorded 211 times among girls since 1925, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2021.
- #19,244 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 211 born since 1925
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Betsie ranks #19,244 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 211 born since 1925, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,244 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 211
- born since 1925
- 1980s
- peak decade
Betsie's 211 recorded births place it above 73.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Betsie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Betsie's full recorded timeline at 1975, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Betsie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2021
- Peak year (1980)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Betsie by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (59 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Betsie's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Betsie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
38 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s
1960s
26 births
- 1970s
1970s
44 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 59 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Betsie's data
- Betsie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Betsie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~96 yrs)
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, 1925–2021 (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 Betsie 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.