Betty
#1,113 for girls in 2025, 212 births · Last seen for boys in 1988 at #6,426
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1930 · 38,240 births
- Debut · girls
- 117 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 61 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,001,238since 1880
Betty over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #1,113 | 212 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,012 | 253 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,186 | 202 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,157 | 210 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,187 | 205 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,173 | 198 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,377 | 163 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,130 | 216 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,317 | 177 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,327 | 179 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,266 | 192 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,240 | 196 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,321 | 177 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,552 | 141 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,372 | 167 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,593 | 136 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,516 | 150 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,605 | 141 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,645 | 135 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,567 | 138 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,525 | 135 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,453 | 140 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,365 | 148 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,480 | 129 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,277 | 154 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,150 | 176 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,088 | 183 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,010 | 197 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,019 | 189 | — | |
| 1996 | #904 | 217 | — | |
| 1995 | #830 | 236 | — | |
| 1994 | #751 | 276 | — | |
| 1993 | #725 | 292 | — | |
| 1992 | #722 | 296 | — | |
| 1991 | #642 | 346 | — | |
| 1990 | #572 | 406 | — | |
| 1989 | #561 | 399 | — | |
| 1988 | #552 | 395 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #497 | 436 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #510 | 408 | — | |
| 1985 | #437 | 502 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #423 | 504 | — | |
| 1983 | #390 | 564 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #364 | 635 | — | |
| 1981 | #354 | 662 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #358 | 658 | — | |
| 1979 | #331 | 710 | — | |
| 1978 | #321 | 714 | — | |
| 1977 | #293 | 808 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #262 | 908 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #237 | 1,021 | #3,941 | 8 |
| 1974 | #228 | 1,131 | #3,318 | 10 |
| 1973 | #196 | 1,322 | #2,513 | 15 |
| 1972 | #204 | 1,364 | — | |
| 1971 | #175 | 1,764 | #3,146 | 10 |
| 1970 | #169 | 1,966 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #154 | 2,135 | #2,308 | 14 |
| 1968 | #153 | 2,133 | #1,836 | 19 |
| 1967 | #137 | 2,543 | #2,242 | 13 |
| 1966 | #121 | 2,946 | #1,723 | 20 |
| 1965 | #103 | 3,566 | #1,856 | 18 |
| 1964 | #102 | 4,070 | #2,114 | 15 |
| 1963 | #104 | 4,156 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1962 | #97 | 4,763 | #2,117 | 15 |
| 1961 | #87 | 5,584 | #2,148 | 15 |
| 1960 | #68 | 6,501 | #1,486 | 29 |
| 1959 | #59 | 7,313 | #1,709 | 22 |
| 1958 | #54 | 7,715 | #1,396 | 31 |
| 1957 | #50 | 8,479 | #1,411 | 31 |
| 1956 | #44 | 9,218 | #1,317 | 34 |
| 1955 | #36 | 9,924 | #1,682 | 21 |
| 1954 | #36 | 10,620 | #1,242 | 36 |
| 1953 | #33 | 11,369 | #1,508 | 25 |
| 1952 | #32 | 12,129 | #1,152 | 41 |
| 1951 | #29 | 12,822 | #1,150 | 39 |
| 1950 | #26 | 13,615 | #1,289 | 31 |
| 1949 | #22 | 14,936 | #1,205 | 35 |
| 1948 | #18 | 16,625 | #1,079 | 43 |
| 1947 | #17 | 18,966 | #1,081 | 45 |
| 1946 | #14 | 19,711 | #980 | 47 |
| 1945 | #11 | 18,387 | #782 | 62 |
| 1944 | #10 | 19,761 | #720 | 74 |
| 1943 | #10 | 21,596 | #677 | 89 |
| 1942 | #9 | 21,659 | #591 | 111 |
| 1941 | #7 | 20,905 | #535 | 121 |
| 1940 | #5 | 22,077 | #550 | 115 |
| 1939 | #4 | 23,639 | #498 | 130 |
| 1938 | #4 | 25,506 | #551 | 110 |
| 1937 | #5 | 25,337 | #523 | 122 |
| 1936 | #4 | 25,868 | #529 | 116 |
| 1935 | #4 | 28,674 | #461 | 151 |
| 1934 | #2 | 31,089 | #430 | 170 |
| 1933 | #2 | 31,531 | #442 | 156 |
| 1932 | #2 | 34,420 | #429 | 169 |
| 1931 | #2 | 36,105 | #459 | 151 |
| 1930 | #2 | 38,240 | #476 | 156 |
| 1929 | #2 | 36,675 | #510 | 133 |
| 1928 | #2 | 36,083 | #560 | 119 |
| 1927 | #3 | 35,424 | #607 | 105 |
| 1926 | #3 | 32,964 | #660 | 91 |
| 1925 | #3 | 32,812 | #703 | 84 |
| 1924 | #4 | 30,600 | #817 | 68 |
| 1923 | #5 | 25,989 | #913 | 56 |
| 1922 | #6 | 20,895 | #1,222 | 35 |
| 1921 | #8 | 17,638 | #1,178 | 37 |
| 1920 | #11 | 14,016 | #1,505 | 25 |
| 1919 | #15 | 10,106 | #1,752 | 19 |
| 1918 | #21 | 8,803 | #1,648 | 21 |
| 1917 | #34 | 6,639 | #2,732 | 9 |
| 1916 | #44 | 5,136 | #2,926 | 8 |
| 1915 | #53 | 4,181 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1914 | #62 | 2,933 | #2,101 | 10 |
| 1913 | #67 | 2,240 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1912 | #66 | 2,011 | — | |
| 1911 | #69 | 1,456 | — | |
| 1910 | #69 | 1,389 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #77 | 1,082 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #72 | 1,128 | #1,113 | 7 |
| 1907 | #77 | 1,018 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1906 | #81 | 865 | — | |
| 1905 | #85 | 807 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1904 | #91 | 707 | #874 | 8 |
| 1903 | #98 | 596 | — | |
| 1902 | #101 | 580 | — | |
| 1901 | #112 | 473 | — | |
| 1900 | #100 | 665 | — | |
| 1899 | #119 | 410 | — | |
| 1898 | #126 | 421 | — | |
| 1897 | #132 | 367 | — | |
| 1896 | #139 | 342 | — | |
| 1895 | #131 | 350 | — | |
| 1894 | #144 | 298 | — | |
| 1893 | #139 | 298 | — | |
| 1892 | #155 | 255 | — | |
| 1891 | #146 | 239 | — | |
| 1890 | #164 | 216 | — | |
| 1889 | #159 | 189 | — | |
| 1888 | #148 | 214 | — | |
| 1887 | #144 | 178 | — | |
| 1886 | #147 | 167 | — | |
| 1885 | #144 | 155 | — | |
| 1884 | #149 | 144 | — | |
| 1883 | #150 | 120 | — | |
| 1882 | #144 | 123 | — | |
| 1881 | #140 | 112 | — | |
| 1880 | #136 | 117 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Betty was already there! It came in at #136, and was given to 117 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1886, when fewer than 170 girls a year got the name.
Where Betty is popular in 1960
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#13 · 1 in 84
- South Carolina#20 · 1 in 99
- Arkansas#24 · 1 in 117
- North Carolina#27 · 1 in 126
- Georgia#28 · 1 in 133
Best ever in a state: #1 in Washington, 1923.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #13 | 302 | 1 in 84 |
| South Carolina | #20 | 264 | 1 in 99 |
| Arkansas | #24 | 152 | 1 in 117 |
| North Carolina | #27 | 386 | 1 in 126 |
| Georgia | #28 | 335 | 1 in 133 |
| Alabama | #35 | 232 | 1 in 150 |
| Kentucky | #38 | 216 | 1 in 148 |
| Louisiana | #39 | 212 | 1 in 183 |
| Virginia | #40 | 231 | 1 in 172 |
| Tennessee | #41 | 242 | 1 in 150 |
| West Virginia | #43 | 91 | 1 in 191 |
| Texas | #46 | 502 | 1 in 226 |
| Florida | #53 | 229 | 1 in 219 |
| Oklahoma | #57 | 86 | 1 in 244 |
| Idaho | #59 | 29 | 1 in 222 |
| Wyoming | #60 | 15 | 1 in 194 |
| Missouri | #63 | 168 | 1 in 266 |
| Delaware | #66 | 19 | 1 in 240 |
| North Dakota | #67 | 29 | 1 in 228 |
| Montana | #69 | 26 | 1 in 257 |
| Vermont | #80 | 14 | 1 in 257 |
| Arizona | #81 | 47 | 1 in 322 |
| Maine | #82 | 32 | 1 in 311 |
| Indiana | #83 | 144 | 1 in 350 |
| Maryland | #83 | 97 | 1 in 311 |
| Nebraska | #83 | 45 | 1 in 321 |
| New Mexico | #86 | 40 | 1 in 309 |
| Colorado | #87 | 58 | 1 in 337 |
| Kansas | #88 | 59 | 1 in 356 |
| Ohio | #94 | 276 | 1 in 381 |
| South Dakota | #94 | 20 | 1 in 354 |
| Wisconsin | #99 | 104 | 1 in 432 |
| Illinois | #101 | 260 | 1 in 414 |
| Nevada | #102 | 7 | 1 in 332 |
| New Hampshire | #105 | 13 | 1 in 422 |
| Minnesota | #106 | 86 | 1 in 451 |
| Michigan | #107 | 192 | 1 in 460 |
| New Jersey | #113 | 117 | 1 in 494 |
| District of Columbia | #114 | 29 | 1 in 455 |
| Alaska | #116 | 7 | 1 in 373 |
| Rhode Island | #118 | 14 | 1 in 583 |
| Pennsylvania | #119 | 222 | 1 in 503 |
| Oregon | #127 | 33 | 1 in 490 |
| Connecticut | #131 | 39 | 1 in 631 |
| Massachusetts | #131 | 71 | 1 in 742 |
| New York | #132 | 284 | 1 in 590 |
| Washington | #132 | 50 | 1 in 565 |
| Iowa | #134 | 49 | 1 in 574 |
| California | #142 | 300 | 1 in 575 |
| Utah | #154 | 16 | 1 in 667 |
| Hawaii | #167 | 10 | 1 in 600 |
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 Betty
- 101 spots since 2024 (#1,012 → #1,113)
- 60 spots since 2020 (#1,173 → #1,113)
- 153 spots since 2015 (#1,266 → #1,113)
- Biggest jump: 19 spots in 1900 (#119 → #100)
- Biggest drop: 115 spots in 1997 (#904 → #1,019)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1930 at #2 (38,240 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: 24 yrs · run 1921–1944
- Top 100: 61 yrs · run 1903–1962
- Top 1,000: 117 yrs · run 1880–1996
- Highest: 1 in 29 girls born in 1930 were named Betty (3.4%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,581 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 30.0% of all girls named Betty (300,409) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,519 | #136 (1880) | #146 |
| 1890s | 3,196 | #119 (1899) | #140 |
| 1900s | 7,921 | #72 (1908) | #89 |
| 1910s | 44,894 | #15 (1919) | #50 |
| 1920s | 283,096 | #2 (1929) | #5 |
| 1930s | 300,409 | #2 (1930) | #3 |
| 1940s | 194,623 | #5 (1940) | #12 |
| 1950s | 103,204 | #26 (1950) | #40 |
| 1960s | 38,397 | #68 (1960) | #113 |
| 1970s | 11,708 | #169 (1970) | #242 |
| 1980s | 5,163 | #354 (1981) | #445 |
| 1990s | 2,638 | #572 (1990) | #826 |
| 2000s | 1,446 | #1,150 (2000) | #1,458 |
| 2010s | 1,744 | #1,130 (2018) | #1,350 |
| 2020s | 1,280 | #1,012 (2024) | #1,138 |
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.
Betty in 1960
Top girls' names in 1960
Top boys' names in 1960
More about 1960
girls
2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 311 of them was named Betty, which outranked 99.1% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 73,528 of them was named Betty, which outranked 67.7% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,463Vernie30
- #1,463Wylie30
- #1,463Zack30
- #1,486Betty29
- #1,486Alain29
- #1,486Amador29
- #1,486Arlyn29
- #1,523Antonia28
- #1,523Blain28
- #1,523Carlyle28
Tied with 36 names at #1,486; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.