Girls' name · since 1905
Betrice
Since 1905, U.S. Social Security records show 97 babies named Betrice, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,398 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 97
- born since 1905
- 1970s
- peak decade
Betrice sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 97 recorded since 1905.
Social Security Administration records show Betrice recorded 97 times among girls since 1905, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1905 to 1987.
- #27,398 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 97 born since 1905
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Betrice ranks #27,398 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 97 born since 1905, peaking in the 1970s.
- #27,398 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 97
- born since 1905
- 1970s
- peak decade
Betrice's 97 recorded births place it above 61.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Betrice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Betrice's SSA record in two at 1951 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1905, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Betrice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–1987
- Peak year (1924)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Betrice by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (25 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Betrice's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Betrice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
21 births
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 9
1960s
9 births
- 1970s
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 25 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Betrice's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 1980s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Betrice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1905–1987 (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 Betrice 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.