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 1971
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#524 · 1 in 3,730
- North Carolina#531 · 1 in 5,033
- Virginia#603 · 1 in 6,611
- Texas#1,446 · 1 in 20,771
Best ever in a state: #62 in Mississippi, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #524 | 5 | 1 in 3,730 |
| North Carolina | #531 | 8 | 1 in 5,033 |
| Virginia | #603 | 5 | 1 in 6,611 |
| Texas | #1,446 | 5 | 1 in 20,771 |
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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 1971
Top girls' names in 1971
More about 1971
girls
1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 31,393 of them was named Bettie, which outranked 82.3% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,686Nissa54
- #1,686Shaunna54
- #1,686Shelita54
- #1,709Bettie53
- #1,709Africa53
- #1,709Alvina53
- #1,709Christene53
- #1,730Amee52
- #1,730Ashlee52
- #1,730Ashleigh52
Tied with 20 names at #1,709; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.