Bettylou vs Betty

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

Name A

Bettylou

Girl name

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Name B

Betty

Girl name · Rank #1008

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Bettylou Betty
Current Rank Unranked #1008
Total Births (all years) 1,390 1,001,019
Peak Year 1927 1930
Peak Year Births 81 38,238
Peak Decade 1920ss 1930ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bettylou Betty
1880ss — 1,519
1890ss — 3,196
1900ss — 7,921
1910ss 37 44,894
1920ss 473 283,097
1930ss 431 300,408
1940ss 302 194,622
1950ss 92 103,204
1960ss 49 38,396
1970ss — 11,707
1980ss — 5,163
1990ss — 2,638
2000ss — 1,445
2010ss 6 1,742
2020ss — 1,067

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bettylou Betty
2014 — 196
2015 6 192
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, 1916–2015.

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