How Many People Are Named Bettsy?
An estimated 19 people in the United States have the first name Bettsy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Bettsy peaked in popularity in 1997 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bettsy 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 Bettsy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Bettsy is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
19
About 1 in 18,039,702 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1997
9 births
Total Registered
24
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bettsy
Bettsy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 24 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bettsy as a female name
Ranked #17,544 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 1997 (9 births)
Bettsy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bettsy span from the 1930s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 9 babies were registered. While Bettsy is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Bettsy by Decade
How has Bettsy 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.
Bettsy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bettsy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Bettsy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bettsy?
We estimate approximately 19 people named Bettsy 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 18,039,702 Americans share this first name.
Is Bettsy a common name?
Bettsy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 39.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 24 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bettsy most popular?
Bettsy reached peak popularity in 1997, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bettsy is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bettsy a female name?
Bettsy is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bettsy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bettsy Smith, Bettsy Johnson, Bettsy 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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