Recorded 1905–1987 Girls' name Peak 1924 97 births

Betrice — girls' name

97 babies named Betrice in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s121920s211930s101950s51960s91970s251980s10
1970s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Betrice was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

10 babies were named Betrice in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Betrice

The Social Security Administration has registered 97 babies named Betrice between 1905 and 1987, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Betrice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Betrice performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Betrice shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Betrice 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 97 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.

Betrice at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

97

Since 1905

83 years of records

Peak year

1924

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1905

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 1987

Betrice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1905

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1924)
10
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
4681012 198719761971196819351926192119121905 5

Betrice by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
25 births that decade — 26% of Betrice's all-time total
1900s51910s121920s211930s101950s51960s91970s251980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Betrice?
97 babies have been named Betrice since 1905. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1924 with 10 births.
When was Betrice most popular?
Betrice was most popular in the 1970s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Betrice been used?
Betrice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 83 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Betrice?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Betty, Beth, Bethany, Betsy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1905–1987 (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.