Recorded 1925–1952 Boys' name Peak 1925 10 births

Beatty — boys' name

10 babies named Beatty in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s5
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Beatty was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

5 babies were named Beatty in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Beatty

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Beatty between 1925 and 1952, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Beatty currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Beatty performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Beatty shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Beatty in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Beatty at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

10

Since 1925

28 years of records

Peak year

1925

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1925

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1952

Beatty popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1925

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1925)
5
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
5 19521925 5

Beatty by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
5 births that decade — 50% of Beatty's all-time total
1920s51950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Beatty?
10 babies have been named Beatty since 1925. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1925 with 5 births.
When was Beatty most popular?
Beatty was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Beatty been used?
Beatty has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 28 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Beatty?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Beau, Bear, Beaux, Beauford, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1925–1952 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.