Betsaida
A feminine name with Biblical origins meaning "house of fish".
Name Census estimates that about 833 living Americans carry the first name Betsaida. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Betsaida today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Betsaida births was 2005 (38 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Betsaida. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
833
~ 1 in 411,470 Americans
Peak year
2005
38 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,632
Tracked since 1960
Census
Betsaida in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 848 people with the first name Betsaida, which placed it at #14,015 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,015
National first-name rank
People counted
848
848 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
97.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Betsaida
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Betsaida is Hispanic at 97.2%. The next largest groups are Black (1.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Betsaida described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Betsaida at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino97.2% · 824
- Black or African American1.5% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 6
- White0.6% · 5
Popularity
Betsaida: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Betsaida from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 280 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Betsaida by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Betsaida during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Betsaidas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Betsaida, while Georgia, New Jersey, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 45 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Betsaida
The given name Betsaida has its origins in the ancient Aramaic language, which was widely spoken in the Middle East during the time of the Roman Empire. It is believed to be derived from the Aramaic words "bet" meaning "house" and "saida" meaning "fisherman" or "hunter". The name is first mentioned in the New Testament of the Bible, specifically in the Gospels of Mark and Luke.
Betsaida was a small fishing village located near the Sea of Galilee in ancient Palestine. According to the Bible, it was the hometown of the apostles Peter, Andrew, and Philip. The name Betsaida is associated with Jesus Christ, who is said to have performed several miracles in the town, including the healing of a blind man and the feeding of the multitude.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Betsaida was a female Christian martyr who lived in the 4th century AD. She was born in Edessa, which is now modern-day Şanlıurfa in Turkey, and was martyred during the Diocletian persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire.
In the 5th century, there was a Bishop of Betsaida named Porphyrius, who attended the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD. This council was a significant event in the history of Christianity, as it established the Christological doctrine of the hypostatic union, which states that Christ had two natures, divine and human, united in one person.
A notable figure named Betsaida from the medieval period was a 12th-century Spanish noblewoman and patron of the arts. She was born in Zaragoza and played an important role in the cultural and artistic life of the city during the reign of King Alfonso II of Aragon.
During the Renaissance period, there was an Italian painter and architect named Betsaida Ghisi, who was active in the 16th century. He was born in Mantua and is known for his contributions to the development of the Mannerist style of art.
In the 19th century, a French writer and journalist named Betsaida Duval gained recognition for her work on women's rights and social issues. She was born in Paris in 1826 and was a prominent figure in the early feminist movement in France.
People
Betsaida + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Betsaida as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Betsaida: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Betsaida?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 833 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Betsaida going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 411,470 US residents.
Is Betsaida a common name?
We classify Betsaida as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 861 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Betsaida most popular?
The single biggest year for Betsaida was 2005, when 38 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Betsaida is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Betsaida in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 848 people with the name Betsaida, or 0.28 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,015 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Betsaida in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Betsaida?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Betsaida appears almost entirely female. Of the 851 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Betsaida?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Betsaida is Hispanic at 97.2%. The next largest groups are Black (1.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Betsaida most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Betsaida in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.2% (824 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Betsaida in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Betsaida a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Betsaida in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Betsaida still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Betsaida in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Betsaida can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Betsaida as a first name?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Betsaida at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.