Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Betsy
Endangered
Down 95.5% from peak
Peak era
1959
Peak births
1,390
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Betsy
How many people are named Betsy?
An estimated 30,151 living Americans are named Betsy.
How rare is Betsy?
Betsy is uncommon among babies today, with 63 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 95.5% from its 1959 peak.
How old is the typical Betsy?
The median age of a living American named Betsy is approximately 59 years, with most bearers falling between 42 and 68 years old.
Is Betsy still popular?
No. Betsy is endangered as a baby name, down 95.5% from its 1959 peak with 63 births in 2025.
Where is Betsy most common?
Betsy has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 13.8× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19592025
Peak year
1959
Decline from peak
95.5%
2025
63
All-time
48,947
Where it lives now
Betsy is most concentrated in Hawaii — about 6.9× the national rate in the 1930s. It also runs high in North Carolina.
States where Betsy is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.