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Betsy

Gender
Girl
Say it
BET-see
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#196 for girls
US rank, 2025
#2,719 for girls

Betsy is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is an oath”. In 2025 it ranked 196th for girls in the UK (285 babies) and 2,719th for girls in the US (63 babies).

What does Betsy mean?

Hebrew: pet form of Elizabeth

“my God is an oath”

Betsy Ross is traditionally credited with sewing the first American flag.

More on Wiktionary.

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

Betsy is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 285 girls in the UK and 63 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Betsy in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#196among girls
Babies in 2025
285about 1 in 980 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 32% in five years
Same name in a class
1.4%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 285 girls in the UK were named Betsy, making it the 196th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 191st. Its busiest year was 2015, with 429 girls.

Half of all the girls named Betsy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 325 girls in the UK were given Betsy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #197.

Among girls in 2025, it was 177th in England and Wales, 780th in Scotland and 334th in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 429 in 20152025
Betsy in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025285#196
2024212#250
2023191#262
2022250#220
2021291#193
2020285#191
2019361#155
2018363#164
2017413#148
2016364#171
2015429#144
2014385#164
2013355#166
2012304#187
2011272#209
2010148#343
200985#514
200860#670
200765#607
200651#682
200550#681
200446#690
200330#916
200227#927
200116#1,325
200015#1,348
199917#1,243
199829#854
199712#1,559
199622#988

How popular is Betsy in the US?

Rank in 2025
#2,719among girls
Babies in 2025
63about 1 in 26,000 girls
Five-year trend
Steadydown 22% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 63 girls in the US were named Betsy, making it the 2,719th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,065th. Its busiest year was 1959, with 1,390 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Betsy than any year since 1913.

Half of all the girls named Betsy in the US since 1880 were born between 1946 and 1974, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 1,390 in 19592025
Betsy in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202563#2,719
202475#2,413
202377#2,352
202285#2,208
202167#2,586
202089#2,065
201992#2,056
201894#2,059
201796#2,035
2016106#1,897
2015125#1,695
2014134#1,602
2013134#1,599
2012139#1,566
2011130#1,646
2010154#1,468
2009160#1,450
2008219#1,167
2007247#1,059
2006370#747
2005119#1,667
2004153#1,368
2003133#1,465
2002123#1,534
2001124#1,505
2000157#1,243
1999153#1,229
1998173#1,111
1997171#1,095
1996158#1,147
1995170#1,052
1994186#993
1993233#840
1992237#837
1991252#809
1990281#738
1989302#674
1988339#593
1987404#515
1986354#563
1985399#507
1984455#458
1983401#490
1982421#487
1981448#473
1980536#413
1979530#408
1978472#428
1977470#433
1976613#351
1975512#398
1974489#409
1973549#379
1972634#350
1971700#354
1970492#446
1969414#474
1968479#434
1967535#393
1966698#335
1965932#287
19641,026#284
19631,078#277
19621,012#287
19611,132#270
19601,252#247
19591,390#228
19581,288#236
19571,097#261
19561,066#258
1955984#275
19541,003#262
1953986#259
1952976#251
1951881#262
1950890#254
1949769#277
1948719#285
1947847#261
1946696#277
1945651#266
1944670#267
1943665#270
1942706#259
1941650#252
1940607#255
1939513#272
1938480#286
1937450#294
1936384#307
1935384#322
1934357#331
1933323#349
1932350#338
1931327#354
1930361#349
1929341#356
1928317#379
1927283#407
1926262#426
1925284#407
1924236#453
1923217#466
1922228#454
1921200#492
1920183#519
1919145#576
1918178#516
1917112#641
1916108#654
191577#752
191479#651
191349#748
191227#978
191130#790
191036#705
190925#813
190824#791
190719#871
190617#895
190517#900
190415#938
190311#1,076
190221#756
190116#829
190024#742
189914#878
189817#821
189710#1,037
189614#872
189517#770
189426#568
189317#713
189227#526
189118#624
189013#758
188915#657
188822#533
188719#512
188620#491
188513#608
188419#463
188313#536
188218#431
188113#470
188014#449

Names like Betsy

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

Nancy Polly Bonnie Penny Betty Connie Billie Sara Dorothy Martha Maria Annie

Other spellings of Betsy

Betsi Betsie

Names related to Betsy

Betsey Betzy Bethzy

More Hebrew names

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Betsy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/betsy, updated 20 October 2026.