Recorded 1931–2006 Girls' name Peak 1997 24 births

Bettsy — girls' name

24 babies named Bettsy in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51970s51990s92000s5
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Bettsy was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

9 babies were named Bettsy in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bettsy

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Bettsy between 1931 and 2006, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bettsy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bettsy performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 9 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bettsy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bettsy 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 24 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.

Bettsy at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

24

Since 1931

76 years of records

Peak year

1997

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1931

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2006

Bettsy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1931

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1997)
9
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
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Bettsy by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
9 births that decade — 38% of Bettsy's all-time total
1930s51970s51990s92000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bettsy?
24 babies have been named Bettsy since 1931. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1997 with 9 births.
When was Bettsy most popular?
Bettsy was most popular in the 1990s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Bettsy been used?
Bettsy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 76 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Bettsy?
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, 1931–2006 (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.