Is Betsey a boy or girl name?

Betsey is a girl’s name. Of the 2,481 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Betsey

Recorded 1884–2022 · United States

Betsey was most popular in 1942, when 62 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,751 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,481 people named Betsey.

Betsey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Betsey’s peak in 1942. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Betsey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Betsey is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,481 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Betsey

Where Betsey is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org