Betsan

Girl · BET-san · Hebrew

Betsan is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is an oath”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).

What does Betsan mean?

Hebrew: Welsh pet form of Elizabeth

“my God is an oath”

Welsh pet form of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheba.

Say it: BET-san

Is Betsan a girl's or a boy's name?

Betsan is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Betsan in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #5,990among girls
Babies in 2025: 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
Five-year trend: Falling fastdown 61% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Betsan, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,268th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 24 girls.

Half of all the girls named Betsan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 24 in 20122025

Betsan in the UK, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	3	#5,990
2024	3	#5,966
2023	8	#3,098
2022	7	#3,347
2021	9	#2,846
2020	12	#2,268
2019	12	#2,275
2018	12	#2,320
2017	17	#1,833
2016	12	#2,363
2015	18	#1,739
2014	19	#1,656
2013	14	#2,061
2012	24	#1,430
2011	12	#2,265
2010	11	#2,379
2009	9	#2,695
2008	6	#3,589
2007	5	#3,858
2006	4	#4,357
2005	4	#4,150
2004	7	#2,669
2003	4	#3,768
2002	6	#2,691
2001	0	–
2000	5	#2,907
1999	3	#4,041
1998	7	#2,304
1997	0	–
1996	5	#2,815

Nicknames for Betsan

Names like Betsan

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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