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Betsy

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Betsy: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #132 to #1666.200020052010201520202025#132#1666
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#944
1997#1666
1998#787
1999#1160
2000#1250
2001#1238
2002#861
2003#876
2004#655
2005#634
2006#639
2007#570
2008#639
2009#483
2010#320
2011#193
2012#169
2013#151
2014#144
2015#135
2016#154
2017#132
2018#145
2019#140
2020#179
2021#179
2022#204
2023#248
2024#227
2025#177

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #227 among girls in England and Wales, #790 among girls in Scotland.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #944 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #132 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #177 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #132 in England and Wales in 2017.

Betsy's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#177278HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#227209HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#248183HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#204245HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#179286HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#179279HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#140355HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#145357HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#132409HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#154359HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#135420HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#144382HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#151350HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#169302HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#193268HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#320147HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#48384HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#63958HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#57063HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#63950HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#63449HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#65545HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#87629HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#86127HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#123816HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#125015HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#116017HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#78729HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#166610HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#94422HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#3913HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#4463HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#4243HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#4343HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#7903HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Betsy is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Betsy, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2017Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: highest position in 2023ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#132 in 2017
Northern Ireland2018–20234#391 in 2023
Scotland20241#790 in 2024
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Betsy

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #132 in England and Wales in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.