Betsy

Meaning: My God is an oath
Origin: Hebrew — Short form of Elizabeth

Girl's name · #2724 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Betsy holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#2724 in 2025). About 49,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#177 in England & Wales (2025) · #334 in N. Ireland (2025) · #780 in Scotland (2025) · #1,246 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,730 in Canada (2025) · #956 in Sweden (2022) · #3,534 in France (2007) · #361 in Puerto Rico (1998) · #189 in New Zealand (1931).

Famous Betsys

Betsy DeVos — American politician and philanthropist (born 1958)
Betsy Blair — American actress (1923–2009)
Betsy Brandt — American actress (born 1973)
Betsy Ross — American upholsterer who was credited by her relatives with making the first American flag (1752–1836)
Betsy Palmer — American actress (1926–2015)

In stories & tradition

Betsy Braddock — Character appearing in Marvel Comics
Betsy Bobbin — Fictional character from the Oz series by L. Frank Baum
Betsy Krabs — SpongeBob SquarePants (TV series)

What Betsys become

Among 296 notable people named Betsy:

Artists & writers appear 1.55× more often than among typical names — e.g. Betsy Drake, American actress, writer, and psychotherapist (1923–2015).

Similar names: Betty · Jacquelyn · Bennie · Litzy · Joanie · Jessi

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