How Many People Are Named Betsie?
An estimated 166 people in the United States have the first name Betsie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Betsie peaked in popularity in 1980 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Betsie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Betsie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
166
About 1 in 2,064,785 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1980
11 births
Total Registered
211
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Betsie
Betsie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 211 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Betsie as a female name
Ranked #15,633 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1980 (11 births)
Betsie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Betsie span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 59 babies were registered. Betsie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Betsie by Decade
How has Betsie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Betsie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Betsie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Betsie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Betsie?
We estimate approximately 166 people named Betsie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,064,785 Americans share this first name.
Is Betsie a common name?
Betsie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 211 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Betsie most popular?
Betsie reached peak popularity in 1980, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Betsie is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Betsie a female name?
Betsie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Betsie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Betsie Smith, Betsie Johnson, Betsie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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