Betty

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Betty is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 1,004,638 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,001,019 as girls and 3,619 as boys. Betty gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1930 and has since declined significantly. It is the #42 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 253
2023 202
2022 210
2021 205
2020 197
2019 162
2018 216
2017 177
2016 179
2015 192
2014 196
2013 177
2012 141
2011 167
2010 135
2009 150
2008 141
2007 134
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 401
1987 441
1986 408
1985 507
1984 504
1983 570
1982 635
1981 669
1980 658
1979 710
1978 714
1977 813
1976 914
1975 1,029
1974 1,141
1973 1,337
1972 1,364
1971 1,774
1970 1,973
1969 2,149
1968 2,152
1967 2,556
1966 2,966
1965 3,585
1964 4,085
1963 4,168
1962 4,779
1961 5,598
1960 6,530
1959 7,335
1958 7,746
1957 8,510
1956 9,252
1955 9,946
1954 10,656
1953 11,394
1952 12,170
1951 12,861
1950 13,645
1949 14,972
1948 16,668
1947 19,009
1946 19,757
1945 18,452
1944 19,834
1943 21,685
1942 21,770
1941 21,025
1940 22,192
1939 23,772
1938 25,615
1937 25,459
1936 25,983
1935 28,826
1934 31,258
1933 31,687
1932 34,589
1931 36,256
1930 38,394
1929 36,810
1928 36,202
1927 35,528
1926 33,055
1925 32,896
1924 30,668
1923 26,046
1922 20,929
1921 17,675
1920 14,041
1919 10,125
1918 8,824
1917 6,648
1916 5,144
1915 4,192
1914 2,943
1913 2,246
1912 2,011
1911 1,456
1910 1,394
1909 1,087
1908 1,135
1907 1,023
1906 865
1905 812
1904 715
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