First Name BETSY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BETSY is ranked as the 578th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 86,723.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 27.2 people named BETSY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named BETSY is 39,286.
  • The SSA data also shows that BETSY is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names BETSY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 86,723 +/-1.2%
  • National Rank 578
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 27.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 39,286
  • National Rank 940
  • Percentile Rank 98.98%
  • Proportion/100k 12.32

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BETSY is 78.3% White, 5.9% Hispanic origin, 11.8% Black, 1.9% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name BETSY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BETSY is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name BETSY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.3% 63.9% 14.4%
Hispanic origin 5.9% 16.3% -10.4%
Black 11.8% 12.3% -0.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.9% 4.9% -3.0%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BETSY is Pennsylvania where 6,038 people have this name.
  • Vermont is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BETSY, as 81.96 in every 100,000 Vermontians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Vermont is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is California (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 33 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names BETSY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 3,314 25.73 99.0% Indiana 2,335 35.4 98.5% Iowa 530 17.06 97.2% Kansas 942 32.45 96.8% Michigan 1,887 19.05 99.1% Minnesota 1,275 23.37 98.6% Missouri 1,030 34.41 97.5% Nebraska 460 24.44 95.0% North Dakota 193 26.1 89.2% Ohio 5,103 44.01 99.1% South Dakota 398 46.64 93.0% Wisconsin 1,255 21.8 98.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BETSY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 3,314 25.73 99.0%
Indiana 2,335 35.4 98.5%
Iowa 530 17.06 97.2%
Kansas 942 32.45 96.8%
Michigan 1,887 19.05 99.1%
Minnesota 1,275 23.37 98.6%
Missouri 1,030 34.41 97.5%
Nebraska 460 24.44 95.0%
North Dakota 193 26.1 89.2%
Ohio 5,103 44.01 99.1%
South Dakota 398 46.64 93.0%
Wisconsin 1,255 21.8 98.5%
West State Statistics First-Names BETSY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 366 49.72 92.6% Arizona 1,988 29.54 98.0% California 5,939 15.31 99.3% Colorado 2,195 40.98 98.4% Hawaii 602 42.41 97.7% Idaho 468 28.66 94.9% Montana 361 35.25 93.2% Nevada 706 24.87 96.7% New Mexico 581 27.86 95.0% Oregon 1,359 34.23 97.8% Utah 803 27.3 96.6% Washington 1,383 19.59 98.6% Wyoming 233 39.91 91.1%

West States
State stats for the first name BETSY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 366 49.72 92.6%
Arizona 1,988 29.54 98.0%
California 5,939 15.31 99.3%
Colorado 2,195 40.98 98.4%
Hawaii 602 42.41 97.7%
Idaho 468 28.66 94.9%
Montana 361 35.25 93.2%
Nevada 706 24.87 96.7%
New Mexico 581 27.86 95.0%
Oregon 1,359 34.23 97.8%
Utah 803 27.3 96.6%
Washington 1,383 19.59 98.6%
Wyoming 233 39.91 91.1%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names BETSY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 1,382 38.41 98.3% Maine 621 46.72 95.4% Massachusetts 2,311 34.26 98.5% New Hampshire 448 33.8 94.8% New Jersey 2,304 25.77 98.7% New York 4,329 21.92 99.4% Pennsylvania 6,038 47.22 99.3% Rhode Island 255 24.19 94.2% Vermont 514 81.96 96.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BETSY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 1,382 38.41 98.3%
Maine 621 46.72 95.4%
Massachusetts 2,311 34.26 98.5%
New Hampshire 448 33.8 94.8%
New Jersey 2,304 25.77 98.7%
New York 4,329 21.92 99.4%
Pennsylvania 6,038 47.22 99.3%
Rhode Island 255 24.19 94.2%
Vermont 514 81.96 96.8%
South State Statistics First-Names BETSY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,419 29.26 98.1% Arkansas 782 26.35 96.9% Delaware 306 32.69 97.2% Dist. of Columbia 109 16.58 93.5% Florida 4,437 22.3 99.4% Georgia 3,679 36.44 99.1% Kentucky 2,042 46.26 98.1% Louisiana 1,058 22.76 97.5% Maryland 2,441 40.85 99.0% Mississippi 1,030 34.41 97.5% North Carolina 4,631 46.57 99.3% Oklahoma 1,104 28.48 97.4% South Carolina 2,436 50.42 98.6% Tennessee 2,926 44.68 98.8% Texas 4,719 17.51 99.3% Virginia 4,347 52.21 99.2% West Virginia 764 41.28 95.5%

South States
State stats for the first name BETSY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,419 29.26 98.1%
Arkansas 782 26.35 96.9%
Delaware 306 32.69 97.2%
Dist. of Columbia 109 16.58 93.5%
Florida 4,437 22.3 99.4%
Georgia 3,679 36.44 99.1%
Kentucky 2,042 46.26 98.1%
Louisiana 1,058 22.76 97.5%
Maryland 2,441 40.85 99.0%
Mississippi 1,030 34.41 97.5%
North Carolina 4,631 46.57 99.3%
Oklahoma 1,104 28.48 97.4%
South Carolina 2,436 50.42 98.6%
Tennessee 2,926 44.68 98.8%
Texas 4,719 17.51 99.3%
Virginia 4,347 52.21 99.2%
West Virginia 764 41.28 95.5%
 

Full Names with BETSY as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BETSY as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named BETSY.

The most popular full name is BETSY Smith. 1.01% of all the people named BETSY have this family name.

There are 9670 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BETSY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 BETSY Smith 1.01%
2 BETSY Johnson 0.58%
3 BETSY Brown 0.57%
4 BETSY Jones 0.42%
5 BETSY Williams 0.42%
6 BETSY Davis 0.40%
7 BETSY Miller 0.40%
8 BETSY Anderson 0.37%
9 BETSY Thompson 0.33%
10 BETSY Ross 0.30%
11 BETSY King 0.29%
12 BETSY Wilson 0.29%
13 BETSY Moore 0.27%
14 BETSY Taylor 0.26%
15 BETSY Clark 0.26%
16 BETSY Hall 0.25%
17 BETSY Thomas 0.24%
18 BETSY Rodriguez 0.21%
19 BETSY White 0.21%
20 BETSY Scott 0.20%