Bettyjo vs Betty

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

Name A

Bettyjo

Girl name

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Name B

Betty

Girl name · Rank #1008

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Metric Bettyjo Betty
Current Rank Unranked #1008
Total Births (all years) 771 1,001,019
Peak Year 1965 1930
Peak Year Births 31 38,238
Peak Decade 1960ss 1930ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1920 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bettyjo Betty
1880ss — 1,519
1890ss — 3,196
1900ss — 7,921
1910ss — 44,894
1920ss 132 283,097
1930ss 99 300,408
1940ss 87 194,622
1950ss 95 103,204
1960ss 152 38,396
1970ss 149 11,707
1980ss 47 5,163
1990ss 5 2,638
2000ss — 1,445
2010ss — 1,742
2020ss 5 1,067

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bettyjo Betty
2014 — 196
2015 — 192
2016 — 179
2017 — 177
2018 — 216
2019 — 162
2020 — 197
2021 5 205
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, 1920–2021.

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