Betsabe: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,407

among girls · ↑115 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Betsabe · +2% vs 2024

How common

1 in 35,717

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2004

60 babies

All-time total

1,117

#6,952 all-time among girls

First recorded

1979

in Social Security records

Betsabe popularity over time

1,117 babies have been named Betsabe since 1979, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	5	1	–	#10,365
1980s	65	7	+1200%	#5,871
1990s	166	17	+155%	#4,391
2000s	335	34	+102%	#2,715
2010s	332	33	-1%	#3,060
2020s (to 2025)	214	36	+7%	#3,374

Where Betsabe is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	45	0.03	outside top 500
2027	46	0.03	outside top 500
2028	46	0.03	outside top 500
2029	46	0.03	outside top 500
2030	46	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Betsabe

Betsabe is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,407 in 2025 with 45 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 1,117 American babies have been named Betsabe. Its peak came in 2004, when 60 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Betsabe stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Betsabe?

The median living Betsabe is about 16 years old; half are between 7 and 23. An estimated 1,100 people named Betsabe are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Betsabe year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	45	#3,407
2024	44	#3,522
2023	28	#4,772
2022	47	#3,374
2021	18	#6,449
2020	32	#4,279
2019	39	#3,805
2018	53	#3,060
2017	28	#4,826
2016	32	#4,441
2015	30	#4,611
2014	26	#5,184
2013	32	#4,439
2012	30	#4,732
2011	30	#4,699
2010	32	#4,508
2009	43	#3,685
2008	41	#3,874
2007	27	#5,258
2006	37	#4,007
2005	41	#3,595
2004	60	#2,715
2003	35	#3,882
2002	18	#6,176
2001	16	#6,665
2000	17	#6,250
1995	13	#6,693
1990	10	#7,941
1985	–	–
1980	5	#10,555
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Betsabe, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Betsabe?

The median living Betsabe is about 16 years old. Half of all living Betsabes are between 7 and 23 years old.

How many people named Betsabe are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Betsabe are alive in the United States, based on 1,117 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Betsabe in 2025?

Betsabe ranked #3,407 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 45 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Betsabe?

1,117 babies have been named Betsabe in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Betsabe most popular?

Betsabe peaked in 2004, when 60 newborns received the name.

Is Betsabe a boy or girl name?

Betsabe is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Betsabe rising or falling?

Betsabe is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Betsabe become more popular?

Betsabe looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 46 girls named Betsabe in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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