Besty — girls' name

What the Data Says About Besty

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Besty between 1945 and 1976, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Besty currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Besty performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Besty shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Besty 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 53 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.