Bethaney vs Betty

Side-by-side comparison of Bethaney and Betty — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Bethaney

Girl name

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Name B

Betty

Girl name · Rank #1008

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Metric Bethaney Betty
Current Rank Unranked #1008
Total Births (all years) 632 1,001,019
Peak Year 1990 1930
Peak Year Births 43 38,238
Peak Decade 1990ss 1930ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1965 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bethaney Betty
1880ss — 1,519
1890ss — 3,196
1900ss — 7,921
1910ss — 44,894
1920ss — 283,097
1930ss — 300,408
1940ss — 194,622
1950ss — 103,204
1960ss 15 38,396
1970ss 77 11,707
1980ss 172 5,163
1990ss 220 2,638
2000ss 138 1,445
2010ss 10 1,742
2020ss — 1,067

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bethaney Betty
2014 5 196
2015 — 192
2016 — 179
2017 — 177
2018 — 216
2019 — 162
2020 — 197
2021 — 205
2022 — 210
2023 — 202
2024 — 253

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1965–2014.

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