Recorded 1943–1962 Girls' name Peak 1958 16 births

Bitsy — girls' name

16 babies named Bitsy in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s61960s5
1950s
Peak decade

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

1958
Single peak year

6 babies were named Bitsy in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bitsy

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Bitsy between 1943 and 1962, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bitsy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bitsy performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bitsy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bitsy 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 16 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.

Bitsy at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

16

Since 1943

20 years of records

Peak year

1958

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1943

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1962

Bitsy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1943

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1958)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 196219581943 5

Bitsy by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
6 births that decade — 38% of Bitsy's all-time total
1940s51950s61960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bitsy?
16 babies have been named Bitsy since 1943. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1958 with 6 births.
When was Bitsy most popular?
Bitsy was most popular in the 1950s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Bitsy been used?
Bitsy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 20 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Bitsy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bitha, Bita, Bitania, Bithiah, 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, 1943–1962 (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.