Betty

Given to 1,004,857 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +19% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#1113

recorded as girls

101 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

212

girls 212

Peak year

1930

38,240 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

1,004,857

since 1880

Born a Betty? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Betty was most popular in 1930, when 38,240 babies recorded as girls got the name (34.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 212 babies were named Betty, ranking #1113 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 19%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	212	1113	<5	—
2024	253	1012	<5	—
2023	202	1186	<5	—
2022	210	1157	<5	—
2021	205	1187	<5	—
2020	198	1173	<5	—
2019	163	1377	<5	—
2018	216	1130	<5	—
2017	177	1317	<5	—
2016	179	1327	<5	—
2015	192	1266	<5	—
2014	196	1240	<5	—
2013	177	1321	<5	—
2012	141	1552	<5	—
2011	167	1372	<5	—
2010	136	1593	<5	—
2009	150	1516	<5	—
2008	141	1605	<5	—
2007	135	1645	<5	—
2006	138	1567	<5	—
2005	135	1525	<5	—
2004	140	1453	<5	—
2003	148	1365	<5	—
2002	129	1480	<5	—
2001	154	1277	<5	—
2000	176	1150	<5	—
1999	183	1088	<5	—
1998	197	1010	<5	—
1997	189	1019	<5	—
1996	217	904	<5	—
1995	236	830	<5	—
1994	276	751	<5	—
1993	292	725	<5	—
1992	296	722	<5	—
1991	346	642	<5	—
1990	406	572	<5	—
1989	399	561	<5	—
1988	395	552	6	6426
1987	436	497	5	6951
1986	408	510	<5	—
1985	502	437	5	6523
1984	504	423	<5	—
1983	564	390	6	5484
1982	635	364	<5	—
1981	662	354	7	4961
1980	658	358	<5	—
1979	710	331	<5	—
1978	714	321	<5	—
1977	808	293	5	5845
1976	908	262	6	4935
1975	1,021	237	8	3941
1974	1,131	228	10	3318
1973	1,322	196	15	2513
1972	1,364	204	<5	—
1971	1,764	175	10	3146
1970	1,966	169	8	3521
1969	2,135	154	14	2308
1968	2,133	153	19	1836
1967	2,543	137	13	2242
1966	2,946	121	20	1723
1965	3,566	103	18	1856
1964	4,070	102	15	2114
1963	4,156	104	14	2200
1962	4,763	97	15	2117
1961	5,584	87	15	2148
1960	6,501	68	29	1486
1959	7,313	59	22	1709
1958	7,715	54	31	1396
1957	8,479	50	31	1411
1956	9,218	44	34	1317
1955	9,924	36	21	1682
1954	10,620	36	36	1242
1953	11,369	33	25	1508
1952	12,129	32	41	1152
1951	12,822	29	39	1150
1950	13,615	26	31	1289
1949	14,936	22	35	1205
1948	16,625	18	43	1079
1947	18,966	17	45	1081
1946	19,711	14	47	980
1945	18,387	11	62	782
1944	19,761	10	74	720
1943	21,596	10	89	677
1942	21,659	9	111	591
1941	20,905	7	121	535
1940	22,077	5	115	550
1939	23,639	4	130	498
1938	25,506	4	110	551
1937	25,337	5	122	523
1936	25,868	4	116	529
1935	28,674	4	151	461
1934	31,089	2	170	430
1933	31,531	2	156	442
1932	34,420	2	169	429
1931	36,105	2	151	459
1930	38,240	2	156	476
1929	36,675	2	133	510
1928	36,083	2	119	560
1927	35,424	3	105	607
1926	32,964	3	91	660
1925	32,812	3	84	703
1924	30,600	4	68	817
1923	25,989	5	56	913
1922	20,895	6	35	1222
1921	17,638	8	37	1178
1920	14,016	11	25	1505
1919	10,106	15	19	1752
1918	8,803	21	21	1648
1917	6,639	34	9	2732
1916	5,136	44	8	2926
1915	4,181	53	11	2310
1914	2,933	62	10	2101
1913	2,240	67	6	2496
1912	2,011	66	<5	—
1911	1,456	69	<5	—
1910	1,389	69	5	1589
1909	1,082	77	5	1440
1908	1,128	72	7	1113
1907	1,018	77	5	1345
1906	865	81	<5	—
1905	807	85	5	1233
1904	707	91	8	874
1903	596	98	<5	—
1902	580	101	<5	—
1901	473	112	<5	—
1900	665	100	<5	—
1899	410	119	<5	—
1898	421	126	<5	—
1897	367	132	<5	—
1896	342	139	<5	—
1895	350	131	<5	—
1894	298	144	<5	—
1893	298	139	<5	—
1892	255	155	<5	—
1891	239	146	<5	—
1890	216	164	<5	—
1889	189	159	<5	—
1888	214	148	<5	—
1887	178	144	<5	—
1886	167	147	<5	—
1885	155	144	<5	—
1884	144	149	<5	—
1883	120	150	<5	—
1882	123	144	<5	—
1881	112	140	<5	—
1880	117	136	<5	—