Bettie
#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · Last seen for boys in 1959 at #3,988
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1882 · 136 births
- Debut · girls
- 113 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 38,395since 1880
Bettie over time
Rank among girls' names. Bettie has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #9,457 | 10 | — | |
| 2024 | #8,443 | 12 | — | |
| 2023 | #8,486 | 12 | — | |
| 2022 | #9,680 | 10 | — | |
| 2021 | #8,978 | 11 | — | |
| 2020 | #9,546 | 10 | — | |
| 2019 | #9,736 | 10 | — | |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | — | |
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | — | |
| 2015 | #10,866 | 9 | — | |
| 2014 | #6,987 | 17 | — | |
| 2013 | #8,580 | 13 | — | |
| 2012 | #8,208 | 14 | — | |
| 2011 | #7,118 | 17 | — | |
| 2010 | #8,701 | 13 | — | |
| 2009 | #8,888 | 13 | — | |
| 2008 | #8,529 | 14 | — | |
| 2007 | #9,539 | 12 | — | |
| 2006 | #10,611 | 10 | — | |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | — | |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | — | |
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 | — | |
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | — | |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | — | |
| 1999 | #9,479 | 9 | — | |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | — | |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | — | |
| 1996 | #8,132 | 10 | — | |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | — | |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | — | |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | — | |
| 1992 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | — | |
| 1990 | #7,303 | 11 | — | |
| 1989 | #4,522 | 20 | — | |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | — | |
| 1987 | #4,283 | 19 | — | |
| 1986 | #5,188 | 14 | — | |
| 1985 | #4,635 | 16 | — | |
| 1984 | #4,966 | 14 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,340 | 24 | — | |
| 1982 | #4,347 | 17 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,344 | 17 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,506 | 23 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,147 | 26 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,924 | 18 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,909 | 27 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,407 | 20 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,680 | 28 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,556 | 29 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,171 | 36 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,311 | 32 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,709 | 53 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,719 | 53 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,440 | 66 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,418 | 63 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,399 | 62 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,312 | 68 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,240 | 75 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,103 | 98 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,082 | 100 | — | |
| 1962 | #985 | 118 | — | |
| 1961 | #895 | 145 | — | |
| 1960 | #775 | 174 | — | |
| 1959 | #663 | 229 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #690 | 205 | — | |
| 1957 | #586 | 272 | — | |
| 1956 | #611 | 246 | — | |
| 1955 | #548 | 279 | — | |
| 1954 | #495 | 321 | — | |
| 1953 | #476 | 326 | — | |
| 1952 | #445 | 371 | — | |
| 1951 | #363 | 490 | — | |
| 1950 | #387 | 437 | — | |
| 1949 | #335 | 538 | — | |
| 1948 | #308 | 616 | — | |
| 1947 | #307 | 649 | — | |
| 1946 | #282 | 679 | — | |
| 1945 | #255 | 691 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #251 | 719 | — | |
| 1943 | #245 | 782 | — | |
| 1942 | #256 | 724 | — | |
| 1941 | #234 | 732 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | #225 | 747 | — | |
| 1939 | #214 | 776 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #201 | 869 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1937 | #218 | 762 | — | |
| 1936 | #203 | 825 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #205 | 831 | — | |
| 1934 | #196 | 916 | — | |
| 1933 | #185 | 921 | #2,214 | 11 |
| 1932 | #183 | 999 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #177 | 1,032 | — | |
| 1930 | #191 | 1,005 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #190 | 1,029 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #186 | 1,098 | — | |
| 1927 | #190 | 1,072 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #178 | 1,183 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #181 | 1,204 | — | |
| 1924 | #183 | 1,228 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #197 | 1,058 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #219 | 868 | — | |
| 1921 | #228 | 818 | — | |
| 1920 | #232 | 777 | — | |
| 1919 | #259 | 608 | — | |
| 1918 | #273 | 522 | — | |
| 1917 | #291 | 447 | — | |
| 1916 | #332 | 339 | — | |
| 1915 | #317 | 347 | — | |
| 1914 | #328 | 256 | — | |
| 1913 | #325 | 216 | — | |
| 1912 | #327 | 191 | — | |
| 1911 | #316 | 153 | — | |
| 1910 | #300 | 166 | — | |
| 1909 | #312 | 137 | — | |
| 1908 | #311 | 130 | — | |
| 1907 | #278 | 157 | — | |
| 1906 | #317 | 110 | — | |
| 1905 | #294 | 128 | — | |
| 1904 | #252 | 155 | — | |
| 1903 | #282 | 123 | — | |
| 1902 | #259 | 145 | — | |
| 1901 | #281 | 111 | — | |
| 1900 | #250 | 167 | — | |
| 1899 | #239 | 135 | — | |
| 1898 | #240 | 150 | — | |
| 1897 | #239 | 138 | — | |
| 1896 | #255 | 125 | — | |
| 1895 | #239 | 133 | — | |
| 1894 | #249 | 118 | — | |
| 1893 | #230 | 129 | — | |
| 1892 | #202 | 155 | — | |
| 1891 | #194 | 138 | — | |
| 1890 | #204 | 136 | — | |
| 1889 | #188 | 144 | — | |
| 1888 | #172 | 169 | — | |
| 1887 | #183 | 117 | — | |
| 1886 | #164 | 141 | — | |
| 1885 | #162 | 127 | — | |
| 1884 | #164 | 118 | — | |
| 1883 | #145 | 130 | — | |
| 1882 | #131 | 136 | — | |
| 1881 | #148 | 103 | — | |
| 1880 | #138 | 113 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Bettie was already there! It came in at #138, and was given to 113 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1992, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Bettie is popular in 1959
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#221 · 1 in 1,129
- North Carolina#230 · 1 in 1,443
- Alabama#270 · 1 in 1,685
- Virginia#359 · 1 in 3,122
- Tennessee#388 · 1 in 3,659
Best ever in a state: #62 in Mississippi, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #221 | 23 | 1 in 1,129 |
| North Carolina | #230 | 34 | 1 in 1,443 |
| Alabama | #270 | 21 | 1 in 1,685 |
| Virginia | #359 | 13 | 1 in 3,122 |
| Tennessee | #388 | 10 | 1 in 3,659 |
| Arkansas | #389 | 6 | 1 in 2,967 |
| South Carolina | #468 | 6 | 1 in 4,433 |
| Kentucky | #477 | 6 | 1 in 5,498 |
| Maryland | #506 | 5 | 1 in 6,099 |
| Texas | #640 | 17 | 1 in 6,693 |
| Florida | #665 | 6 | 1 in 8,134 |
| Louisiana | #686 | 5 | 1 in 7,929 |
| Georgia | #689 | 5 | 1 in 8,950 |
| Michigan | #772 | 6 | 1 in 15,021 |
| California | #812 | 15 | 1 in 11,090 |
| Illinois | #874 | 7 | 1 in 15,483 |
| Ohio | #939 | 5 | 1 in 21,181 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Bettie
- 1,014 spots since 2024 (#8,443 → #9,457)
- 89 spots since 2020 (#9,546 → #9,457)
- 1,409 spots since 2015 (#10,866 → #9,457)
- Biggest jump: 41 spots in 1917 (#332 → #291)
- Biggest drop: 120 spots in 1961 (#775 → #895)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #131 (136 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 84 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 83 yrs · run 1880–1962
- Highest: 1 in 793 girls born in 1882 were named Bettie (0.13%)
- Latest: 1 in 160,727 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 26.9% of all girls named Bettie (10,335) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,298 | #131 (1882) | #160 |
| 1890s | 1,357 | #194 (1891) | #229 |
| 1900s | 1,363 | #250 (1900) | #284 |
| 1910s | 3,245 | #259 (1919) | #307 |
| 1920s | 10,335 | #178 (1926) | #198 |
| 1930s | 8,936 | #177 (1931) | #197 |
| 1940s | 6,877 | #225 (1940) | #270 |
| 1950s | 3,176 | #363 (1951) | #526 |
| 1960s | 969 | #775 (1960) | #1,165 |
| 1970s | 322 | #1,709 (1971) | #2,653 |
| 1980s | 175 | #3,340 (1983) | #4,580 |
| 1990s | 82 | #7,303 (1990) | #9,028 |
| 2000s | 88 | #8,529 (2008) | #10,615 |
| 2010s | 107 | #6,987 (2014) | #9,504 |
| 2020s | 65 | #8,443 (2024) | #9,098 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Bettie in 1959
Top girls' names in 1959
Top boys' names in 1959
More about 1959
girls
2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 8,836 of them was named Bettie, which outranked 90.8% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 426,904 of them was named Bettie, which outranked 12.8% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 584 names at #3,988; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.