Girls' name · since 1971
Betzy
Betzy has 981 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,530 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 981
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Betzy is the #13530 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 981 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Betzy recorded 981 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #13530 nationally today, ahead of 22% 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 1971 to 2025.
- #7,620 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,530 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 981 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Betzy ranks #7,620 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,530 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 981 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,530 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 981
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Betzy's 981 recorded births place it above 89.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Betzy compares
981 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Betzy's all-time total is 161% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Betzy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 981 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 229 | 21 | 19,840 |
Betzy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Betzy's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 229, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Betzy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 229
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Betzy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (586 births, 60% of the file).
2000s was Betzy's strongest decade.
586 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Betzy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 86
1990s
86 births
- 2000s
2000s
586 births
- 2010s
2010s
236 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 586 births (60% of all-time use).
How Betzy 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 Betzy's total volume
Betzy by state
Where Betzy concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 228 | 23.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 77 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 32 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 26 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 19 | 1.9% |
| #6 | New York | | 18 | 1.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 17 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 11 | 1.1% |
228 of 981 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Betzy appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Betzy's data
- Betzy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (586 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Betzys (228 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.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Betzy
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Betzy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Betzy 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.