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Betsy Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Betsy?

The rare name Betsy was the 2,063rd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Betsy, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 228, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1959 with 1,390 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Betsy was 10 in 1897.

Betsy, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1897-1900, 1903-1918, 1919-1925, 1933-1940, 1944-1947, and 1955-1959, whereas 1894-1897, 1965-1969, 1987-1994, 2006-2009, and 2013-2017 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Betsy popularity headed?

Betsy's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Betsy has been moving downward for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Betsy lately has dropped.

The name Betsy is quite distinctive and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Betsy has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Betsy (Girl)Betsy (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 93 2,063 < 5 --
2017 95 2,048 < 5 --
2016 106 1,898 < 5 --
2015 125 1,691 < 5 --
2014 134 1,599 < 5 --
2013 133 1,615 < 5 --
2012 138 1,573 < 5 --
2011 130 1,644 < 5 --
2010 154 1,470 < 5 --
2009 159 1,460 < 5 --
2008 219 1,169 < 5 --
2007 247 1,059 < 5 --
2006 370 746 < 5 --
2005 119 1,671 < 5 --
2004 153 1,368 < 5 --
2003 133 1,467 < 5 --
2002 123 1,535 < 5 --
2001 124 1,508 < 5 --
2000 157 1,245 < 5 --
1999 153 1,231 < 5 --
1998 173 1,112 < 5 --
1997 171 1,098 < 5 --
1996 158 1,150 < 5 --
1995 170 1,055 < 5 --
1994 186 995 < 5 --
1993 233 841 < 5 --
1992 237 840 < 5 --
1991 252 811 < 5 --
1990 281 740 < 5 --
1989 301 678 < 5 --
1988 339 593 < 5 --
1987 404 514 < 5 --
1986 354 563 < 5 --
1985 399 507 < 5 --
1984 455 458 < 5 --
1983 400 491 < 5 --
1982 421 488 < 5 --
1981 447 474 < 5 --
1980 536 413 < 5 --
1979 531 407 < 5 --
1978 472 428 < 5 --
1977 470 433 < 5 --
1976 613 351 < 5 --
1975 512 398 < 5 --
1974 489 409 < 5 --
1973 549 379 < 5 --
1972 634 350 < 5 --
1971 700 354 < 5 --
1970 492 446 < 5 --
1969 414 474 < 5 --
1968 479 434 < 5 --
1967 535 393 < 5 --
1966 698 335 < 5 --
1965 932 287 < 5 --
1964 1,026 285 < 5 --
1963 1,077 277 < 5 --
1962 1,013 286 < 5 --
1961 1,132 269 5 4,124
1960 1,252 247 < 5 --
1959 1,390 228 < 5 --
1958 1,287 236 < 5 --
1957 1,098 261 < 5 --
1956 1,065 258 < 5 --
1955 984 275 < 5 --
1954 1,003 261 < 5 --
1953 986 259 < 5 --
1952 976 251 < 5 --
1951 881 262 < 5 --
1950 890 254 < 5 --
1949 769 277 < 5 --
1948 719 285 < 5 --
1947 847 260 < 5 --
1946 695 278 < 5 --
1945 651 266 < 5 --
1944 669 267 < 5 --
1943 665 270 < 5 --
1942 706 259 5 3,616
1941 650 252 < 5 --
1940 607 255 < 5 --
1939 513 272 < 5 --
1938 480 286 < 5 --
1937 450 294 < 5 --
1936 384 307 < 5 --
1935 384 322 < 5 --
1934 357 331 < 5 --
1933 323 349 < 5 --
1932 349 339 < 5 --
1931 327 354 < 5 --
1930 361 348 < 5 --
1929 341 357 < 5 --
1928 317 379 < 5 --
1927 283 407 < 5 --
1926 262 426 < 5 --
1925 284 407 < 5 --
1924 236 453 < 5 --
1923 217 467 < 5 --
1922 228 454 < 5 --
1921 200 492 < 5 --
1920 183 519 < 5 --
1919 145 576 < 5 --
1918 178 516 < 5 --
1917 112 641 < 5 --
1916 108 654 < 5 --
1915 77 753 < 5 --
1914 79 652 < 5 --
1913 49 749 < 5 --
1912 27 980 < 5 --
1911 30 791 < 5 --
1910 36 705 < 5 --
1909 25 814 < 5 --
1908 24 793 < 5 --
1907 19 873 < 5 --
1906 17 898 < 5 --
1905 17 904 < 5 --
1904 15 939 < 5 --
1903 11 1,079 < 5 --
1902 21 759 < 5 --
1901 16 832 < 5 --
1900 24 746 < 5 --
1899 14 882 < 5 --
1898 17 824 < 5 --
1897 10 1,043 < 5 --
1896 14 875 < 5 --
1895 17 774 < 5 --
1894 26 569 < 5 --
1893 17 718 < 5 --
1892 27 527 < 5 --
1891 18 626 < 5 --
1890 13 761 < 5 --
1889 15 661 < 5 --
1888 22 534 < 5 --
1887 19 513 < 5 --
1886 20 494 < 5 --
1885 13 612 < 5 --
1884 19 464 < 5 --
1883 13 543 < 5 --
1882 18 435 < 5 --
1881 13 473 < 5 --
1880 14 451 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.