Betty
Girl name
Betty meaning
Diminutive of Elizabeth, which means “my God is an oath”
Betty at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #1,008 in 2024
Betty popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #136 | 117 |
| 1890 | #164 | 216 |
| 1900 | #100 | 665 |
| 1910 | #69 | 1,389 |
| 1920 | #11 | 14,016 |
| 1930 | #2 | 38,238 |
| 1940 | #5 | 22,077 |
| 1950 | #26 | 13,614 |
| 1960 | #68 | 6,501 |
| 1970 | #169 | 1,965 |
| 1980 | #358 | 658 |
| 1990 | #572 | 406 |
| 2000 | #1,150 | 176 |
| 2010 | #1,601 | 135 |
| 2020 | #1,175 | 197 |
| 2024 | #1,008 | 253 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #136 | 117 |
| 1881 | #140 | 112 |
| 1882 | #144 | 123 |
| 1883 | #150 | 120 |
| 1884 | #149 | 144 |
| 1885 | #144 | 155 |
| 1886 | #147 | 167 |
| 1887 | #144 | 178 |
| 1888 | #148 | 214 |
| 1889 | #159 | 189 |
| 1890 | #164 | 216 |
| 1891 | #146 | 239 |
| 1892 | #155 | 255 |
| 1893 | #139 | 298 |
| 1894 | #144 | 298 |
| 1895 | #131 | 350 |
| 1896 | #139 | 342 |
| 1897 | #132 | 367 |
| 1898 | #126 | 421 |
| 1899 | #119 | 410 |
| 1900 | #100 | 665 |
| 1901 | #112 | 473 |
| 1902 | #101 | 580 |
| 1903 | #98 | 596 |
| 1904 | #91 | 707 |
| 1905 | #85 | 807 |
| 1906 | #81 | 865 |
| 1907 | #77 | 1,018 |
| 1908 | #72 | 1,128 |
| 1909 | #77 | 1,082 |
| 1910 | #69 | 1,389 |
| 1911 | #69 | 1,456 |
| 1912 | #66 | 2,011 |
| 1913 | #67 | 2,240 |
| 1914 | #62 | 2,933 |
| 1915 | #53 | 4,181 |
| 1916 | #44 | 5,136 |
| 1917 | #34 | 6,639 |
| 1918 | #21 | 8,803 |
| 1919 | #15 | 10,106 |
| 1920 | #11 | 14,016 |
| 1921 | #8 | 17,638 |
| 1922 | #6 | 20,894 |
| 1923 | #5 | 25,990 |
| 1924 | #4 | 30,600 |
| 1925 | #3 | 32,812 |
| 1926 | #3 | 32,964 |
| 1927 | #3 | 35,423 |
| 1928 | #2 | 36,083 |
| 1929 | #2 | 36,677 |
| 1930 | #2 | 38,238 |
| 1931 | #2 | 36,105 |
| 1932 | #2 | 34,420 |
| 1933 | #2 | 31,531 |
| 1934 | #2 | 31,088 |
| 1935 | #4 | 28,675 |
| 1936 | #4 | 25,867 |
| 1937 | #5 | 25,337 |
| 1938 | #4 | 25,505 |
| 1939 | #4 | 23,642 |
| 1940 | #5 | 22,077 |
| 1941 | #7 | 20,904 |
| 1942 | #9 | 21,659 |
| 1943 | #10 | 21,596 |
| 1944 | #10 | 19,760 |
| 1945 | #11 | 18,390 |
| 1946 | #14 | 19,710 |
| 1947 | #17 | 18,964 |
| 1948 | #18 | 16,625 |
| 1949 | #22 | 14,937 |
| 1950 | #26 | 13,614 |
| 1951 | #29 | 12,822 |
| 1952 | #32 | 12,129 |
| 1953 | #33 | 11,369 |
| 1954 | #36 | 10,620 |
| 1955 | #36 | 9,925 |
| 1956 | #44 | 9,218 |
| 1957 | #50 | 8,479 |
| 1958 | #54 | 7,715 |
| 1959 | #59 | 7,313 |
| 1960 | #68 | 6,501 |
| 1961 | #87 | 5,583 |
| 1962 | #97 | 4,764 |
| 1963 | #104 | 4,154 |
| 1964 | #102 | 4,070 |
| 1965 | #103 | 3,567 |
| 1966 | #121 | 2,946 |
| 1967 | #137 | 2,543 |
| 1968 | #153 | 2,133 |
| 1969 | #154 | 2,135 |
| 1970 | #169 | 1,965 |
| 1971 | #175 | 1,764 |
| 1972 | #204 | 1,364 |
| 1973 | #196 | 1,322 |
| 1974 | #228 | 1,131 |
| 1975 | #237 | 1,021 |
| 1976 | #262 | 908 |
| 1977 | #293 | 808 |
| 1978 | #321 | 714 |
| 1979 | #331 | 710 |
| 1980 | #358 | 658 |
| 1981 | #354 | 662 |
| 1982 | #364 | 635 |
| 1983 | #389 | 564 |
| 1984 | #423 | 504 |
| 1985 | #437 | 502 |
| 1986 | #510 | 408 |
| 1987 | #497 | 436 |
| 1988 | #552 | 395 |
| 1989 | #561 | 399 |
| 1990 | #572 | 406 |
| 1991 | #642 | 346 |
| 1992 | #722 | 296 |
| 1993 | #725 | 292 |
| 1994 | #751 | 276 |
| 1995 | #830 | 236 |
| 1996 | #904 | 217 |
| 1997 | #1,018 | 189 |
| 1998 | #1,010 | 197 |
| 1999 | #1,088 | 183 |
| 2000 | #1,150 | 176 |
| 2001 | #1,277 | 154 |
| 2002 | #1,480 | 129 |
| 2003 | #1,365 | 148 |
| 2004 | #1,453 | 140 |
| 2005 | #1,525 | 135 |
| 2006 | #1,567 | 138 |
| 2007 | #1,653 | 134 |
| 2008 | #1,604 | 141 |
| 2009 | #1,516 | 150 |
| 2010 | #1,601 | 135 |
| 2011 | #1,372 | 167 |
| 2012 | #1,552 | 141 |
| 2013 | #1,321 | 177 |
| 2014 | #1,240 | 196 |
| 2015 | #1,265 | 192 |
| 2016 | #1,327 | 179 |
| 2017 | #1,317 | 177 |
| 2018 | #1,130 | 216 |
| 2019 | #1,382 | 162 |
| 2020 | #1,175 | 197 |
| 2021 | #1,187 | 205 |
| 2022 | #1,157 | 210 |
| 2023 | #1,183 | 202 |
| 2024 | #1,008 | 253 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Betty” (revision 92528944), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Elizabeth” (revision 92399766), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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