Betsy has been given to about 48,957 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.
Its best year was 1959, when 1,390 babies were given the name, ranking 228th. The typical living American called Betsy is about 63 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.