Girls' name · since 1946
Betina
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 1,016 babies named Betina, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,434 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,555 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,016
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Betina is the #9555 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,016 recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Betina recorded 1,016 times among girls since 1946, holding rank #9555 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #7,434 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,555 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,016 born since 1946
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Betina ranks #7,434 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,555 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,016 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,434 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,555 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,016
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Betina's 1,016 recorded births place it above 89.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Betina compares
1,016 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Betina's all-time total is 170% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Betina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,016 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 21 | 19,840 |
Betina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Betina's full recorded timeline at 1979, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 49 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Betina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (1973)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Betina by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (312 births, 31% of the file).
1970s was Betina's strongest decade.
312 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Betina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 72
1950s
72 births
- 1960s
1960s
296 births
- 1970s
1970s
312 births
- 1980s
1980s
214 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 312 births (31% of all-time use).
How Betina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Betina's total volume
Betina by state
Where Betina concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 13 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
28 of 1,016 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Betina's data
- Betina's decade-level peak was the 1970s (312 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Betinas (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Betina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~79 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1946–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Betina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.