Baby names
How popular is the name Betty?
In 2025, 212 baby girls in the U.S. were named Betty, the 1113th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1930, when 38,240 girls got the name. 1,001,238 girls have been named Betty since 1880. 3,619 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#1,113
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
212
girls named Betty
Peak year
1930
38,240 girls
Girls named Betty each year since 1880
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The numbers for Betty (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 212 |
| 2024 | 253 |
| 2023 | 202 |
| 2022 | 210 |
| 2021 | 205 |
| 2020 | 198 |
| 2019 | 163 |
| 2018 | 216 |
| 2017 | 177 |
| 2016 | 179 |
| 2015 | 192 |
| 2014 | 196 |
| 2013 | 177 |
| 2012 | 141 |
| 2011 | 167 |
| 2010 | 136 |
| 2009 | 150 |
| 2008 | 141 |
| 2007 | 135 |
| 2006 | 138 |
| 2005 | 135 |
| 2004 | 140 |
| 2003 | 148 |
| 2002 | 129 |
| 2001 | 154 |
| 2000 | 176 |
| 1999 | 183 |
| 1998 | 197 |
| 1997 | 189 |
| 1996 | 217 |
| 1995 | 236 |
| 1994 | 276 |
| 1993 | 292 |
| 1992 | 296 |
| 1991 | 346 |
| 1990 | 406 |
| 1989 | 399 |
| 1988 | 395 |
| 1987 | 436 |
| 1986 | 408 |
| 1985 | 502 |
| 1984 | 504 |
| 1983 | 564 |
| 1982 | 635 |
| 1981 | 662 |
| 1980 | 658 |
| 1979 | 710 |
| 1978 | 714 |
| 1977 | 808 |
| 1976 | 908 |
| 1975 | 1,021 |
| 1974 | 1,131 |
| 1973 | 1,322 |
| 1972 | 1,364 |
| 1971 | 1,764 |
| 1970 | 1,966 |
| 1969 | 2,135 |
| 1968 | 2,133 |
| 1967 | 2,543 |
| 1966 | 2,946 |
| 1965 | 3,566 |
| 1964 | 4,070 |
| 1963 | 4,156 |
| 1962 | 4,763 |
| 1961 | 5,584 |
| 1960 | 6,501 |
| 1959 | 7,313 |
| 1958 | 7,715 |
| 1957 | 8,479 |
| 1956 | 9,218 |
| 1955 | 9,924 |
| 1954 | 10,620 |
| 1953 | 11,369 |
| 1952 | 12,129 |
| 1951 | 12,822 |
| 1950 | 13,615 |
| 1949 | 14,936 |
| 1948 | 16,625 |
| 1947 | 18,966 |
| 1946 | 19,711 |
| 1945 | 18,387 |
| 1944 | 19,761 |
| 1943 | 21,596 |
| 1942 | 21,659 |
| 1941 | 20,905 |
| 1940 | 22,077 |
| 1939 | 23,639 |
| 1938 | 25,506 |
| 1937 | 25,337 |
| 1936 | 25,868 |
| 1935 | 28,674 |
| 1934 | 31,089 |
| 1933 | 31,531 |
| 1932 | 34,420 |
| 1931 | 36,105 |
| 1930 | 38,240 |
| 1929 | 36,675 |
| 1928 | 36,083 |
| 1927 | 35,424 |
| 1926 | 32,964 |
| 1925 | 32,812 |
| 1924 | 30,600 |
| 1923 | 25,989 |
| 1922 | 20,895 |
| 1921 | 17,638 |
| 1920 | 14,016 |
| 1919 | 10,106 |
| 1918 | 8,803 |
| 1917 | 6,639 |
| 1916 | 5,136 |
| 1915 | 4,181 |
| 1914 | 2,933 |
| 1913 | 2,240 |
| 1912 | 2,011 |
| 1911 | 1,456 |
| 1910 | 1,389 |
| 1909 | 1,082 |
| 1908 | 1,128 |
| 1907 | 1,018 |
| 1906 | 865 |
| 1905 | 807 |
| 1904 | 707 |
| 1903 | 596 |
| 1902 | 580 |
| 1901 | 473 |
| 1900 | 665 |
| 1899 | 410 |
| 1898 | 421 |
| 1897 | 367 |
| 1896 | 342 |
| 1895 | 350 |
| 1894 | 298 |
| 1893 | 298 |
| 1892 | 255 |
| 1891 | 239 |
| 1890 | 216 |
| 1889 | 189 |
| 1888 | 214 |
| 1887 | 178 |
| 1886 | 167 |
| 1885 | 155 |
| 1884 | 144 |
| 1883 | 120 |
| 1882 | 123 |
| 1881 | 112 |
| 1880 | 117 |
Boys named Betty each year since 1880
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The numbers for Betty (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1991 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1990 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1989 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1988 | 6 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1986 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1984 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1982 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1981 | 7 |
| 1980 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1979 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1978 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1977 | 5 |
| 1976 | 6 |
| 1975 | 8 |
| 1974 | 10 |
| 1973 | 15 |
| 1972 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1971 | 10 |
| 1970 | 8 |
| 1969 | 14 |
| 1968 | 19 |
| 1967 | 13 |
| 1966 | 20 |
| 1965 | 18 |
| 1964 | 15 |
| 1963 | 14 |
| 1962 | 15 |
| 1961 | 15 |
| 1960 | 29 |
| 1959 | 22 |
| 1958 | 31 |
| 1957 | 31 |
| 1956 | 34 |
| 1955 | 21 |
| 1954 | 36 |
| 1953 | 25 |
| 1952 | 41 |
| 1951 | 39 |
| 1950 | 31 |
| 1949 | 35 |
| 1948 | 43 |
| 1947 | 45 |
| 1946 | 47 |
| 1945 | 62 |
| 1944 | 74 |
| 1943 | 89 |
| 1942 | 111 |
| 1941 | 121 |
| 1940 | 115 |
| 1939 | 130 |
| 1938 | 110 |
| 1937 | 122 |
| 1936 | 116 |
| 1935 | 151 |
| 1934 | 170 |
| 1933 | 156 |
| 1932 | 169 |
| 1931 | 151 |
| 1930 | 156 |
| 1929 | 133 |
| 1928 | 119 |
| 1927 | 105 |
| 1926 | 91 |
| 1925 | 84 |
| 1924 | 68 |
| 1923 | 56 |
| 1922 | 35 |
| 1921 | 37 |
| 1920 | 25 |
| 1919 | 19 |
| 1918 | 21 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1916 | 8 |
| 1915 | 11 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1913 | 6 |
| 1912 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1911 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1909 | 5 |
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1906 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.