female NAME · CURRENTLY #1113

Betty

BET-ee

“my God is an oath”

A familiar traditional diminutive that is also used as an independent given name.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Betty has traveled through time

1171880 1551885 2161890 3501895 6651900 8121905 1,3941910 4,1921915 14,0411920 32,8961925 38,3961930 28,8251935 22,1921940 18,4491945 13,6461950 9,9451955 6,5301960 3,5841965 1,9741970 1,0291975 6581980 5071985 4061990 2361995 1762000 1352005 1362010 1922015 1982020 2122025
LATEST YEAR2025212 births
PEAK RANK#2in 1928
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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