The first name Betsey
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
Betsey is a short form of
.From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Betsey last appeared in the official list in 2019, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 2014, with 10 births (#2,464).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Betsey with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Betsey at birth, 1880–2025
In 2022, 5 girls born in the United States were named Betsey, the 15,690th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1942, when 62 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Betsey
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Betsey JohnsonAmerican fashion designer (born 1942)
- Betsey StevensonAmerican economist, born 2000
Questions
- How popular is the name Betsey?
- In 2019, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Betsey, ranking 4,686th. Its peak was 2014, with 10 births.
- Is Betsey a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,481 US babies named Betsey since 1880 were girls.
- When was Betsey most popular?
- 1942 in the United States, when 62 babies were named Betsey, its highest rank at 993rd.