Betsey Name Popularity

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How popular is Betsey?

Less than 5 babies were given the name Betsey in the United States in 2018.

Betsey, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 725, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1889.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1942 with 62 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Betsey was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Betsey, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1913-1916, 1918-1921, 1929-1932, 1933-1936, 1939-1942, and 1968-1972, whereas 1964-1968 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Betsey popularity headed?

Betsey's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Betsey has remained mostly unchanged for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Betsey lately has remained about the same.

The name Betsey is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Betsey has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Betsey (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--
2017		5	16,226
2016		5	16,612
2015		< 5	--
2014		5	16,940
2013		< 5	--
2012		5	17,284
2011		11	9,824
2010		5	17,417
2009		9	11,596
2008		5	17,944
2007		5	18,039
2006		7	13,800
2005		< 5	--
2004		6	14,444
2003		< 5	--
2002		< 5	--
2001		6	13,747
2000		< 5	--
1999		< 5	--
1998		< 5	--
1997		< 5	--
1996		< 5	--
1995		< 5	--
1994		< 5	--
1993		8	9,661
1992		7	10,610
1991		10	8,036
1990		11	7,355
1989		10	7,497
1988		8	8,468
1987		14	5,336
1986		14	5,208
1985		16	4,646
1984		19	4,012
1983		21	3,692
1982		22	3,663
1981		28	3,074
1980		25	3,326
1979		32	2,731
1978		30	2,742
1977		31	2,671
1976		37	2,259
1975		23	3,063
1974		16	3,873
1973		23	2,921
1972		37	2,101
1971		27	2,667
1970		23	2,940
1969		18	3,208
1968		14	3,623
1967		20	2,785
1966		21	2,674
1965		23	2,549
1964		35	2,012
1963		45	1,717
1962		38	1,858
1961		38	1,870
1960		37	1,857
1959		43	1,672
1958		43	1,631
1957		39	1,729
1956		39	1,697
1955		28	2,023
1954		36	1,704
1953		41	1,533
1952		36	1,614
1951		50	1,316
1950		38	1,497
1949		48	1,323
1948		46	1,361
1947		59	1,172
1946		45	1,292
1945		58	1,015
1944		37	1,316
1943		55	1,079
1942		62	993
1941		43	1,134
1940		42	1,115
1939		35	1,241
1938		46	1,056
1937		34	1,235
1936		43	1,066
1935		23	1,554
1934		24	1,520
1933		31	1,290
1932		29	1,387
1931		23	1,602
1930		16	2,120
1929		23	1,650
1928		28	1,509
1927		18	2,103
1926		23	1,779
1925		25	1,702
1924		16	2,321
1923		25	1,680
1922		27	1,613
1921		29	1,546
1920		16	2,283
1919		19	1,927
1918		17	2,115
1917		19	1,857
1916		17	1,954
1915		12	2,401
1914		15	1,746
1913		< 5	--
1912		8	2,182
1911		< 5	--
1910		< 5	--
1909		5	2,244
1908		5	2,147
1907		< 5	--
1906		< 5	--
1905		< 5	--
1904		< 5	--
1903		5	1,824
1902		< 5	--
1901		6	1,499
1900		6	1,750
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		< 5	--
1896		9	1,136
1895		< 5	--
1894		8	1,143
1893		5	1,462
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		10	877
1889		13	725
1888		10	844
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		5	1,063
1884		5	1,043
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.