Name meaning & stats
Betsy
Betsy means “my God is an oath” (Hebrew origin). 41,108 US babies since 1940, peak 1959.
What it means
“my God is an oath”
HebrewPet form of Elizabeth
In US birth records
Peak year: 1959
41,108 US babies were named Betsy between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Betsy (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 93% of the family
- Betsy 93%
- Betsey 4%
- Betzy 2%
- Betsie <1%
- Betsi <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1959)